Province de Chen-Si / Guélard sc.

Author/creator Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d' cartographer.
Other author Du Halde, J.-B. (Jean-Baptiste), 1674-1743.
Other author Delahaye, Jean-Baptiste-Henri, -approximately 1755 engraver.
Other author Guélard, Jean-Baptiste-Antoine, 1719-approximately 1755, engraver.
Format Map
Publication[Paris] : [P.G. Le Mercier], [1735]
Description1 map ; 46 x 52 cm on sheet 51 x 67 cm
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Cartographic dataScale approximately 1:2,000,000.
Local noteJoyner Rare vault copy is hand colored.
General noteRelief shown pictorially.
General noteScale given in Lis ou stades Chinois and Lieues communes de France.
General noteIn lower left margin: "Gravé par Delahaye."
General noteIn upper left margin: "Tom. 1, pag. 206".
General noteTitle cartouche illustrated with trees, animals, spears, shields, and arrows.
General noteFrom Du Halde. Description geographique, historique, chronologique, politique, et physique de l'empire de la Chine et de la Tartarie chinoise (Paris : P.G. Le Mercier, 1735). This and other maps later appeared re-engraved in a pirated Dutch edition in 1737.--Cf. M. Cams. The China maps of Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville: origins and supporting networks. In: Imago Mundi, 66 (1):51-69.
General note"The maps by Anville ... originated from those of Jesuit missionaries based in China, and one of the main sources was the woodblock Chinese atlas known as the Kangsi Jesuit atlas which was completed in 1718 or 1719."--Cf. Shirley. Maps in the atlases of the British Library.
Digital Bookplate Bookplate for Jack and Mary Spain
References Maps in the atlases of the British Library, T.HALD-1a#12
Acquisitions source Joyner Rare vault copy gift of Jack and Mary Spain, 6/19/2024
Genre/formMaps.

Availability

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Joyner Rare Vault G7823.S3 1735 .A58 ✔ Available Request Material