Asian Continent Arabia to Japan Australia inset hooked Torrens 1857 DeSilver mapAsia. (Asia, Ottoman Empire, Arabian Peninsula, Persia, Iran, Russia, China, India, Malaysia, Japan, Polynesia, Australia). Issued 1857, Philadelphia by DeSilver. Uncommon mid 19th century lithographed map, with original hand color. Fine decorative appeal due to the scroll border. the inset of Australia depicts a prominent cartographic myth of a hook shaped Lake Torrens. Nice looking example, pleasing age patina, any minor age flaws easy to overlook