Tabula Asiae Ii. Map of Caucasia and the Middle East. Armenia – southwest Russia. Between the Black and Caspian Seas. Noah’s ark demarcated on the mountains of Armenia. Black and white, woodcut. By Sebastian Munster, following Ptolemy. From: Strabonis rerum geographicum, volume 17, Basle 1571, on page spread 562-563. The map itself is shaped like a trapezoid. In the bottom right corner, “Ec 2″. Latin text on verso, p. 561, “Asiae II Tabula, continent Sarmatiam Asiaticam…”Latin. 34×25 cm. (39.6×31.2 cm. inclusive). Very fine condition. Quality, brown paper. Original fold.