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C1748
A New & Accurate Map of China. Drawn from the Surveys made by the Jesuit Missionaries, by order of the Emperor…..
Mapmaker:
Thomas Kitchin (1718 - 1784)
Very detailed map of China by Thomas Kitchen based on the extensive the surveys made of all of China by the French Jesuits 1708-1716 by the order of the Kangxi Emperor. At lower right is a decorative title cartouche and … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
A New & Accurate Map of China. Drawn from the Surveys made by the Jesuit Missionaries, by order of the Emperor…..
Date:
C1748
Mapmaker:
Thomas Kitchin (1718 - 1784)
Condition:
In good condition, with folds as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
430mm
x 350mm
Paper Size:
488mm
x 388mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1748
Description:
Very detailed map of China by Thomas Kitchen based on the extensive the surveys made of all of China by the French Jesuits 1708-1716 by the order of the Kangxi Emperor. At lower right is a decorative title cartouche and at lower right an ‘explanation’ key.
At top left is an extensive description of Bowen’s sources. The Kingdom of Corea (Korea) and Taiwan is named ‘Tay-Wan or Formosa’.
From Harris’s Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca, or a Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels.
Collections:
National Library of Australia: Bib ID718475
Mapmaker:
Thomas Kitchin (1718-1784)
Working at premises at the Star in London’s Holborn as an engraver and publisher, Kitchin produced a wide variety of maps for atlases and magazines. He often worked in conjunction with Emanuel Bowen.
