Detail View: Old Maps Collection: South China Coast from St. John Island to the Lamma Islands

Barcode: 
3687800354678M
Title: 
South China Coast from St. John Island to the Lamma Islands
Original Title: 
[Côte de Chine méridionale de l'île St. John aux îles Lema]
Other Title: 
Isle du milieu en Chinois
Category: 
Sea Charts
Type: 
Manuscripts
Language: 
French
Create Year: 
[17--]
Format: 
JPEG 2000, 6140 × 4708, 48MB
Scale: 
Scale not given.
Physical Map Dimension (cm): 
38 x 50 cm, on sheet 45 x 57 cm
Note: 
This is a manuscript chart of Macao and its surroundings extending from Sangchuan (Changchem ou S.t John) on the west to Lamma Island (I. Lema) on the east and the only two places identified on the original drawing. The map clearly has a navigational intent with most of the places named being small islands known for position purposes, some accompanied with latitude and longitude degrees. The Macao Peninsula and Qianshan are the only places where appear buildings. Coloane was missing on the original sketch but was later added in pencil.
Note: 
Original is a manuscript map, 39 x 50 cm.
Note: 
Title from provenance library.
Note: 
Bathymetric relief given by soundings.
Note: 
Map with grid.
Note: 
Map mainly in French with some place names in English.
Note: 
Macao and its surroundings.
Note: 
Macao in routes.
Subject: 
China -- Maps
Geographic Area: 
Pearl River Estuary (China)
Geographic Area: 
Shangchuan Island
Geographic Area: 
Dangan Island
Geographic Area: 
Macao
Provenance: 
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Provenance: 
https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb443589093
Provenance Call No.: 
GE SH 18 PF 179 DIV 3 P 7 D
MUST holding: 
https://must.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/853MUST_INST/171sgkf/alma991003073549705076