Antique Maps of China

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" L'Empire de La Chine". Copper etching by Bellin in attractive modern hand coloring. The map is dated 1748.

A map of China with the major towns and cities shown with a red point. Notice Korea in the north with its major settlements. Rivers
and mountains add topographical detail.

Two vertical and one horizontal fold to fit atlas size. There is a light vertical crease from the top margin about 10cm into image. Map is
very clean. Overall condition is Almost Very Good.

28.6 x 40 cm ( 11.2 x 15.7 ")

$ 490.00

Order Nr. CHINA1688

"Carta del Katy o Imperio di Kin ad uso della Storia di Jenghiz Khan riferita nella Storia Generale de'Viaggi. Tratta dagl'Inglesi.". Copper etching in modern coloring. Italian, anonymous. Ca. 1720. Italian edition of previous map.

This interesting map shows the northern part of China which includes the provinces of Shantung, Hopei, Liaoning Kirin and Manchuria. In the north and northwest is Mongolia. At left center begins the Great Wall of China. All of Korea is shown with many of its former names. The map has many topographical details.

The map has 3 vertical and 3 horizontal folds to fit atlas size that are almost invisible. Light overall toning. Condition is Very Good.

20 x 30.7 cm (7.9 x 12.1 ")

$ 250.00

Order Nr. CHINA1740

" Carta dell'Isola di Cheu Chan o Isola di Chusan". Copper etching by Bellin after Thorton. Ca. 1750. Modern hand coloring.

This map is west oriented. The many islands on this map are located across the bay from Shanghai and belong to the province of Chekiang.
The largest island (in yellow) to the right is Chushan. The green area is part of the mainland.

Map has folds (almost invisible) to fit atlas. Except for a minimal reapired tear in the right margin, the condition is Very Good.

20.2 x 30.2 cm ( 7.9 x 11.9 ")

$ 310.00

Order Nr. CHINA1696

"Empire de la Chine, Rme de Corée et Isles Du Japon". Copper etching by Andre for Rigobert Bonne (1729-1795). Published about 1770. Modern hand coloring.

China, Korea and Japan are shown with there major towns and cities highlighted in red on this map.

Map has wider margins than shown. On upper right margin corner is a light water stain. One tiny hole visible against the light on image. A tiny brown spot than can hardly be seen on image.Very light browning on margin edges. Overall condition is Almost Very Good.

23.2 x 34.5 cm ( 9.1 x 13.6 ")

$ 345.00

Order Nr. CHINA 1703

La Chine

Copper etching by Mallet, 1683.
Modern hand coloring.

Fine creases in upper and right margins.

14.7 x 10.2 cm ( 5.7 x 4 ")

$ 190.00

Order Nr. CHINA1682

"Oestliches China Mit Korea". Wood engraving printed in color. From F.A. Brockhaus' Geogr.-artist Anstalt in Leipzig. Dated 1896.

Map reaches westward to the Shansi and Hunan provinces. In the lower left is Macao and Hong Kong and towards the lower center is Taiwan. South of Korea are a few Japanese islands.

Left margin is very narrow. Map is clean and the overall condition is Much Better than Good.

21.8 x 14.2 cm ( 8.5 x 5.6 ")

$ 85.00

Order Nr. CHINA1744

"Carte des Découvertes Faites en 1787 dan les Mers de chine et De Tartarie ou depuis Manille jusqu' à Avatcha....". Copper etching by Bouclet from " Atlas du Voyage de la Pérouse" (# 39). Ca. 1800. Recent hand coloring.

This map shows the expedition route of the French in 1789. The route is shown from Canton in the south north to Ochotsk in Russia. In the southwest are part of the Philippines with Manila showing. Further north is Taiwan, Korea, Japan and part of the penninsula of Kamtschatka. In the upper left is the title.

The map has wide margins. In the upper corners of the margins is a water stain. Crease in upper right margin corner.

68.5 x 49.5 cm ( 27 x 19.5 ")

$ 1280.00

Order Nr. CHINA1742

"Descrittione del potentissimo imperio della Tartaria". Copper etching from Giovanni Magini (1555-1617). Printed in Venice 1598 in Ptolemy's "Geographia". Modern hand coloring.

A pretty little map of Northeast Asia, Siberia,China, Japan, Northwest America with California vaguely defined and an amazing anticipation of the western American coastline. The map reaches north to the Polar Circle and is adorned with two decorative cartouches and a Tartarian tent. This map might be of special interest to West-Coast Americans, since it shows - however vaguely - the western shores of America in the 16th century. Text in Italian describing Tartaria.

Map image is clean. Scattered light spotting in margins. Fingering in lower right margin. Overall condition is Almost Very good.

Image size: 12.5 x 17.2 cm ( 4.9 x 6.8 ")
Page size: 27.7 x 20.3 cm ( 10.9 x 8 ")

$ 750.00

Order Nr. CHINA1737

 

“Carte Hyro-geographique des Indes Orientales..."Copper engraving by Jean Lattré after Rigobert Bonne, the Royal Hydrographer (1727 - 1795). Beautifully decorative cartouche, very fine contemporary hand coloring (partially outline, partially general). Paris,1771.

This is part 3 of a map consisting of 4 sheets. It was published in Bonne's “Atlas Moderne". The map shows south coast of China with Hong Kong and Macao, the islands of Formosa (Taiwan), Hainan and Penghu Islands. It also shows the northern part of the Philippine island Luzon, NorthVietnam, Laos and part of norther Thailand (Siam). Upper right corner is explanatory text.¸

Map is very clean, has wide margins and is generallyin very, very good condition.

28.9 x 40.4 cm (11.4 x 15.9")

$ 280.00

Order Nr. SOUTHEASTASIA1775

" Nuova Carta dell' Imperio della China e dei Paesi circonvicini". Anonymous copper etching in recent coloring. Italian. Ca. 1780-1820

A map showing China and it's neighboring countries. Left of the title cartouche in the lower right is the northern part of the Philippine island of Luzon and further left a small windrose and the island of Hinan. In the lower left is the Bay of Bengal. Further north on the left side is Tibet and in the far north is Siberia.

Condition: Near Very Good.

24.7 x 32.3 cm ( 9.7 x 12.7 ")

$ 560.00

Order Nr. CHINA1683

" Carte de L'Empire de la Chine, de la Tartarie Chinoise, et du Royaume de Corée: avec les Isles du Japon ". Copper
etching by André after design by M. Bonne. Ca. 1790.

This map shows wind directions from April to August and from October to February at the bottom of the map. Many of the northern
islands of the Philippines are shown. Notice that Japan and part of Siberia "spill" over the right border which is original outline coloring.

Condition: Near Very Good.

32.2 x 21.4 cm ( 12.7 x 8.4 ")

$ 290.00

Order Nr. CHINA1685

"Carte De La Perse, De La Féorgie, Et De La Tartarie Indépendante". Copper etching by André for Rigobert Bonne (1729-1795), published ca 1780.

In the upper left is part of the Sea if Azow and a little below the eastern part of the Black Sea. In the upper right is part of Tartarian China. In the lower right is Tibet and Bhutan. In the lower left is the Persian Golf.

Map has vertical centerfold. Very light browning along centerfold.

21 x 32 cm ( 8.2 x 12.5 ")

$ 225.00

Order Nr. MIDDLEEAST1865

"China-Propia oder das eigentliche China 1854." Steel etching from "Neuster Zeitungs Atlas. Alter und Neuer Erdkunde" by J. Meyer, ca 1855. Original outline coloring.

Very detailed map of China with its topographical and political boundaries in 1849. Notice Formosa in the lower right and Hainan at the bottom of the map image.

Light age toning.

26.7 x 21.7 cm ( 10.5 x 8.5 ")

$ 120.00

Order Nr. CHINA1750

"Das Chinesische Reich Mit Seinen Schutzstaaten Nebst dem Japanischen Inselreiche." Steel engraving by E.G. Edler in Gotha. Dated 1833. Original hand outline coloring.

Fine historical map of China with Japan and the northern Philippines on the right side.

Clean map. Vertical centerfold.

27 x 37.8 cm (10.6 x 14.8 ")

$ 220.00

Order Nr. CHINA1751

"Plan du Typa ou de Macao" Copper engraving by Bernard for Captain Cook's travel report, 1785. This map is from the first French edition.

This very detailed topographical map shows the peninsula of Macao and the surrounding islands. Ocean depths are given. A line shows the route of Captain Cook.

Map has a horizontal and a vertical fold to fit original book size. Light smudging on vertical fold. A few light gray spots in margins. Small part of upper left margin has been completed.

25 x 21 cm ( 9.8 x 8.2 ")

$ 260.00

Order Nr. CHINA1749

"Carta Dell'Ingresso Del Fiume Di Canton". Copper etching by Bellin for an Italian edition of his atlas, ca 1750. Modern hand coloring.

In the upper left is Canton (Guangzhou) and the large green island at the bottom is Macao.

Left margin has been added. Folds to fit book size. Overall condition is otherwise Almost Very Good.

25.2 x 20.2 cm ( 9.9 x 7.9 ")

$ 230.00

Order Nr. CHINA1746

"Regni Sinae vel Sinae Propiae Mappa et Descriptio Geographica.....". Copper etching by Homann's Heirs, ca 1750. Original hand coloring.

This map shows the area of China from the 98th degree in the west to Taiwan in the east and Hainan in the south. The title cartouche in the lower right corner is decorated with various figures. In the lower left is a detailed map legend.

The left margin of the map has been added, including pink border. Other than this the general condition is Very Good.

58 x 51.8 cm ( 22.8 x 20.4 " )

$ 720.00

Order Nr. CHINA 1701

Six Maps from Wilhelm Blaeu

The first of the following three maps fit together to show part of the eastern coast of China.
The other two fit these maps pn the west side to show part of the interior. The sixth map is separate.

" Fokien Imperii Sinarum Provincia Undecima". Copper etching by Wilhelm Janzoon Bleau in original coloring. Amsterdam, ca. 1635.

The province of Fokien lies oppisite Taiwan and south of the region described in the above map. The coast is shown from Wen-zhou in the
north to Fu-zhou and as far south as the city of Quan-zhou (Changcheu). In the lower corner is the northwest part of Taiwan. The attractive
title cartouche is in the upper right and measurements in the upper left. Verso: Text in French.

Overall very light toning and a few almost insible spots, especially in the lower margin. The overall condition is Very Good.

40 x 47.9 cm ( 15.7 x 18.9 ")

$ 1200.00

Order Nr. CHINA1691

" Huquang, Imperii Sinarum Provincia Septima". Copper etching by Wilhelm Janzoon Bleau in Original coloring. Amsterdam, ca. 1635.

The region shown on this map lies east of the region shown on the Nanking map. It shows the region around the cities of Yi-chang (Kingcheu),
Chang-de (Changte) and Wu-han(Vuchang). Yi-chang and Wu-han lie on the Jangtsekiang that serpentines across the map.Chang-de lies on the
Yuan-jiang River that flows into the Jangtsekiang where there is a large lake. The title cartouche shows rice farmers in China.Verso: Text in French.

Overall light toning with a few almost invisible spots. Light spotting in lower margin. Condition is Very Good.

$ 1200.00

Order Nr. CHINA1692

"Queichev, Imperii Sinarum Provincia Decimaquarta". Copper etching by Wilhelm Janzoon Bleau in original coloring.
Amsterdam, ca. 1635.

This province lies on the Yuan-jian River and borders in the east with the map above. The title catouche is in the lower right corner.
A mileage cartouche is in the upper left corner. Verso: Text in French.

Overall very light toning. A few spots in upper margin not affecting image. Condition is Very Good.

39.4 x 48.5 cm ( 15.5 x 19.1 ")

$ 1200.00

Order Nr. CHINA1693

" Xansi, Imperii Sinarum Provincia Secunda". Copper etching by Wilhelm Janzoon Blaeu in original coloring. Amsterdam, ca. 1635.

The province "Xansi" on this map has almost the same boundaries as the present Shan-xi with the provincial capital Tai-yuan, that is shown
on the map as Taiyven. it lies west of Peking and borders on the north directly on the Great Wall of China. In the west and south the provinz
borders on the Huang-he River. The Baroque cartouche in the upper left with title is attractive in its simplicity. A mileage chart is in the lower
right corner. Verso: Text in French.

The map has overall light toning. In the right margin and right side of the bottom margin is very light spotting. The center fold has a tear in the
lower part that has been repaired. The condition is Almost Very Good.

39.7 x 48.2 cm ( 15.6 x 19 ")

$ 1200.00

Order Nr. CHINA1694

" India Orientalis".Copper etching by Peter Bertius (1565-1629) for Philipp Cluver Philipp (1580 - 1623) , an early author of historic maps.
His works were published long beyond his lifespan. The This map comes from a pocket size atlas (duodez): Philippi Cluverii.
Introductionis in Universam Geographiam tam veterem quam novam Libri. Amsterdam, 1661. Originally colored.
Centerfold. Size: ca.12 x 12,5 cm (ca.4.72 x 4.92"). Narrow margins all around, especially on right side. General toning. Minimal foxing.

This map shows not only India in the west, but the region of southeast Asia. In the north east is part of Japan. In the southeast is Hollandia,
which is a major part of Australia.

$ 280.00

Order Nr. INDIA1668

Asie Moderne

Copper etching by Mallet, 1683.
Modern hand coloring.

Map image is clean. Image printed
slanted on page. Light creases
in lower margin.

14 x 10.2 cm ( 5.5 x 4 ")

$ 190.00

Order Nr. ASIA 1671

 

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