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C1737
Province de Se-Tchuen
Mapmaker:
Jean Baptiste B. D'Anville (1697 - 1782)
Exquisite and very rare map of the province of Sichuan, China, detailing the ranges of the Hengduan Mountains and the Yangtze River. Features an elaborate title cartouche. From Nouvel atlas de la Chine, de la Tartarie Chinoise and et du … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Province de Se-Tchuen
Date:
C1737
Mapmaker:
Jean Baptiste B. D'Anville (1697 - 1782)
Condition:
Some light spotting, otherwise in good condition.
Technique:
Original engraving
Image Size:
490mm
x 415mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1737
Description:
Exquisite and very rare map of the province of Sichuan, China, detailing the ranges of the Hengduan Mountains and the Yangtze River. Features an elaborate title cartouche. From Nouvel atlas de la Chine, de la Tartarie Chinoise and et du Thibet.
D’Anville, a noted French cartographer, was appointed royal geographer and elected to the Academie des Sciences in 1773. A map editor who designed new maps by collecting and comparing as many sources as possible, D’Anville was renowned for his scrupulous attention to detail.
