Detail View: Old Maps Collection: De Cust China

Barcode: 
36878003545129
Title: 
De Cust China
Original Title: 
De Củst China.
Category: 
Sea Charts
Type: 
Manuscripts
Language: 
Dutch
Create Year: 
[16--]
Format: 
JPEG 2000, 12094 × 8508, 166.6MB
Scale: 
[ca. 1:600,000].
Physical Map Dimension (cm): 
69 x 101 cm, on sheet 82 x 111 cm
Note: 
This is a Dutch manuscript nautical chart of part of the East China Sea. It depicts the coastline of China with the northern part of the Island of Taiwan (Formosa) on the right lower corner. The chart is very detailed depicting the small islands and islets along the China coast. The soundings are given more abundantly around Taiwan and on the northeast part near Yandang Shan (Cameelen berg).
Note: 
Original is a manuscript map, 71 x 103 cm.
Note: 
Map oriented with west at the top.
Note: 
There is a 32-point compass rose on the map with a fleur-de-lis indicating north and a foliage on the East point. It is colored green, magenta and yellow with the rhumb lines for the principal winds in black, half-winds in green and quarter-winds in red.
Note: 
Scale line in Dutch miles above a yellow border and colored magenta, white and green.
Note: 
Relief shown pictorially and bathymetric relief shown by soundings.
Note: 
Latitude line on the upper border of the map in green, magenta and white interchangeably.
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Landmasses and bigger islands outlined in green, magenta and yellow with small islands painted in the same colors.
Note: 
Map with graticule.
Note: 
Inland toponyms in black and toponyms on water in red.
Geographic Area: 
North Pacific Ocean
Geographic Area: 
Zhejiang Sheng (China)
Geographic Area: 
Zhoushan Archipelago (China)
Geographic Area: 
Fujian Sheng (China)
Geographic Area: 
Pingtan Xian (China)
Geographic Area: 
Taiwan
Provenance: 
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Provenance: 
https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb45085362d
Provenance Call No.: 
GE SH 18 PF 179 DIV 3 P 4
MUST holding: 
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