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Old Maps Collection
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Old Maps Collection
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Barcode:
3687800354289K
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3687800354289K
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Title:
To the Honorable the Court of Directors of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies, this Chart of the China Seas
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To the Honorable the Court of Directors of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies, this Chart of the China Seas
Title
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Other Title:
Chart of the China Seas
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Chart of the China Seas
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Contributor:
Heather, William, 1764-1812, hydrographer
contributor
Heather, William, 1764-1812, hydrographer
Contributor
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Contributor:
Stephenson, John,, fl. 1791-1817, engraver
contributor
Stephenson, John,, fl. 1791-1817, engraver
Contributor
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Contributor:
Norie, John William, 1772-1843, illustrator
contributor
Norie, John William, 1772-1843, illustrator
Contributor
false
Contributor:
Heather and Williams, publisher
contributor
Heather and Williams, publisher
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Category:
Sea Charts
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Sea Charts
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Type:
Printed
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Printed
Type
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Language:
English
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English
Language
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Create Year:
1799
date
1799
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Format:
JPEG 2000, 10766 × 15843, 208.6MB
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JPEG 2000, 10766 × 15843, 208.6MB
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Scale:
Scale not given.
scale
Scale not given.
Scale
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Physical Map Dimension (cm):
92 x 63 cm, on sheet 112 x 72 cm
obj_height_cm
92 x 63 cm, on sheet 112 x 72 cm
Physical Map Dimension (cm)
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Note:
This detailed chart covers the whole area of the East Indies from Pegu -nowadays Myanmar-, to Siam -nowadays Thailand-, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Cambodia, Vietnam and the Paracels, south China with the Hainan Island, Borneo, the island of Taiwan and the Philippines, Timor, Papua New Guinea and part of Australia -still named on the chart as New Holland. As for water bodies are depicted the South China Sea, the Java Sea, the Sulu Sea, Celebes Sea, Banda Sea, Philippine Sea and part of the Pacific Ocean. A lot of detail is given to small islands, islets, shoals and sand banks of the Strait of Malacca, the South China Sea and the Java Sea -named on the map as Borneo Sea. The soundings are also given in extensive detail which proves that navigational aid as the main purpose of the chart. In addiction are marked five routes: the track of the Canton from Columbo towards China in 1797; the Canton from China to England in 1798; to Glatton from China towards England in 1797 (new passage / old passage); Glatton to China in 1976-77 and the track of the Glatton to Manilla.
note
This detailed chart covers the whole area of the East Indies from Pegu -nowadays Myanmar-, to Siam -nowadays Thailand-, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Cambodia, Vietnam and the Paracels, south China with the Hainan Island, Borneo, the island of Taiwan and the Philippines, Timor, Papua New Guinea and part of Australia -still named on the chart as New Holland. As for water bodies are depicted the South China Sea, the Java Sea, the Sulu Sea, Celebes Sea, Banda Sea, Philippine Sea and part of the Pacific Ocean. A lot of detail is given to small islands, islets, shoals and sand banks of the Strait of Malacca, the South China Sea and the Java Sea -named on the map as Borneo Sea. The soundings are also given in extensive detail which proves that navigational aid as the main purpose of the chart. In addiction are marked five routes: the track of the Canton from Columbo towards China in 1797; the Canton from China to England in 1798; to Glatton from China towards England in 1797 (new passage / old passage); Glatton to China in 1976-77 and the track of the Glatton to Manilla.
Note
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Note:
Sheet 2: Taiwan, Philippines, Timor, Papua New Guinea and part of Australia.
note
Sheet 2: Taiwan, Philippines, Timor, Papua New Guinea and part of Australia.
Note
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Note:
Original is a copperplate printed map in two sheets, 94 x 65 cm each.
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Original is a copperplate printed map in two sheets, 94 x 65 cm each.
Note
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Note:
Underneath the title: "Engraved by J. Stephenson." On the left bottom corner of sheet 1: "Drawn by J. Norie, teacher of Navigation, Leadenhall Street London."
note
Underneath the title: "Engraved by J. Stephenson." On the left bottom corner of sheet 1: "Drawn by J. Norie, teacher of Navigation, Leadenhall Street London."
Note
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Note:
Rhumb lines for the principal winds is bold, half-winds in simple fillet and quarter-winds in dashed lines.
note
Rhumb lines for the principal winds is bold, half-winds in simple fillet and quarter-winds in dashed lines.
Note
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Note:
Relief shown pictorially and bathymetric relief shown by soundings.
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Relief shown pictorially and bathymetric relief shown by soundings.
Note
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Note:
Prime meridian is Greenwich.
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Prime meridian is Greenwich.
Note
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Note:
The four borders of each sheet have latitude and longitude lines in black and white interchangeably.
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The four borders of each sheet have latitude and longitude lines in black and white interchangeably.
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Note:
Map with graticule.
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Map with graticule.
Note
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Note:
Both sheets outlined in simple bold fillet.
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Both sheets outlined in simple bold fillet.
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Note:
Macao in Asia maps.
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Macao in Asia maps.
Note
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Note:
Macao in routes.
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Macao in routes.
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Geographic Area:
Pacific Ocean
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Pacific Ocean
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false
Geographic Area:
Sulu Sea
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Sulu Sea
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false
Geographic Area:
Celebes Sea
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Celebes Sea
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false
Geographic Area:
Banda Sea
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Banda Sea
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Philippine Sea
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Philippine Sea
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false
Geographic Area:
Taiwan
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Taiwan
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false
Geographic Area:
Philippines
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Philippines
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Timor Island
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Timor Island
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false
Geographic Area:
Papua New Guinea
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Papua New Guinea
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false
Geographic Area:
Australia
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Australia
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Provenance:
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
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Bibliothèque Nationale de France
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Provenance Call No.:
GE SH 18 PF 182 P 14-PL 2
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GE SH 18 PF 182 P 14-PL 2
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