27th Mar, 2025 11:00
A Fine Interior | Furniture & Works of Art
D'ANVILLE (JEAN-BAPTISTE), MAP INCLUDING CHINA, CHINESE TARTARY, AND TIBET
CIRCA 1734
Carte la plus generale et qui comprend la Chine, la Tartarie Chinoise, et le Thibet Dressee sur les cartes particuliers des RR PP Jesuites, par le Sr. d'Anville..., qui ya joint le pays compris entre Kashgar et la mar Caspienne, tire des geographes et des historiens orientaux (A most general map, including China, Chinese Tartary, and Tibet, based on individual maps of the Jesuit fathers), later hand-coloured, framed and under glass
Note: "D’Anville’s maps of China were based on a survey of the Chinese empire that was ordered by the emperor in 1708 and carried out by the Chinese, but under the supervision of Jesuit priests resident in China. The detail about the interior of China was far superior to any previous Western map or atlas. D’Anville’s work remained a standard Western source for the geography of China and adjacent regions until well into the 19th century, when it finally was superseded by more accurate maps."
81.5cm x 61cm overall
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Sold for £260
Estimated at £300 - £500
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