Detail View: Old Maps Collection: Tracé des routes, vray et estimée, de la résolution depuis Macao jusqu'a Pulo Timon.

Barcode: 
3687800354265E
Title: 
Tracé des routes, vray et estimée, de la résolution depuis Macao jusqu'a Pulo Timon.
Category: 
Thematic Maps
Type: 
Manuscripts
Language: 
French
Create Year: 
[ca. 18--]
Format: 
JPEG 2000, 8187 × 11077, 10.2MB
Scale: 
Scale not given.
Physical Map Dimension (cm): 
70 x 52 cm, on sheet 84 x 59 cm
Note: 
This chart was made obviously just for navigational aid. All the land masses are blank with only their outlined drawn on the map. As the title states are drawn both the true and estimated route from Macau to Pulo Timon -modern day Tioman Island on the coast of Malaysia. Pulo Timon, Pulo Pissang and Pulo Aor are all placed together on the bottom left corner of the map and are common toponyms as safe havens in navigational guides. Both routes goes through the Macclesfield Bank and avoid the Paracels for fear of shipwreck. From the coast of Cambodia until the Tioman Island the line route is accompanied by soundings.
Note: 
Original is a manuscript map teared on the upper right corner.
Note: 
Bathymetric relief shown by soundings.
Note: 
Map with graticule.
Note: 
The four borders of the map with latitude and longitude lines.
Note: 
Map outlined in simple bold fillet.
Note: 
Macao in Asia Maps.
Note: 
Macao in Routes.
Subject: 
Discovery and exploration
Geographic Area: 
China
Geographic Area: 
South China Sea
Geographic Area: 
Vietnam
Geographic Area: 
Macao (China)
Geographic Area: 
Paracel Islands
Geographic Area: 
Cambodia
Geographic Area: 
Hainan Sheng (China)
Geographic Area: 
Philippines
Geographic Area: 
Tioman Island (Pahang, Malaysia)
Provenance: 
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Provenance Call No.: 
GE SH 18 PF 182 P 4 D
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