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Old Maps Collection
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Old Maps Collection
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Barcode:
4687820500336
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4687820500336
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Title:
A new chart of the China Sea, with its several entrances : drawn from a great number of draughts, journals, and other National documents, regulated by astronomical observations
title
A new chart of the China Sea, with its several entrances : drawn from a great number of draughts, journals, and other National documents, regulated by astronomical observations
Title
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Other Title:
The Islands and coasts between St. Johns and the Great Ladrone
other_title
The Islands and coasts between St. Johns and the Great Ladrone
Other Title
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Other Title:
Shitoe Bay enlarged
other_title
Shitoe Bay enlarged
Other Title
false
Other Title:
A sketch of Northumberland Straits 1783
other_title
A sketch of Northumberland Straits 1783
Other Title
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Contributor:
Laurie & Whittle, author, publisher
contributor
Laurie & Whittle, author, publisher
Contributor
false
Contributor:
Larkins, John Pascal, 17---1794, cartographer
contributor
Larkins, John Pascal, 17---1794, cartographer
Contributor
false
Contributor:
Rees, Captain, cartographer
contributor
Rees, Captain, cartographer
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Category:
Sea Charts
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Sea Charts
Category
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Type:
Printed
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Printed
Type
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Language:
English
language
English
Language
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Create Year:
1794
date
1794
Create Year
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Format:
JPEG 7641 × 11437, 34.3MB
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JPEG 7641 × 11437, 34.3MB
Format
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Scale:
[ca. 1:3,700,000].
scale
[ca. 1:3,700,000].
Scale
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Physical Map Dimension (cm):
103 x 67 cm, on sheet 112 x 82 cm
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103 x 67 cm, on sheet 112 x 82 cm
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Note:
This is a rare and historically important sea chart from the work 'The complete East-India pilot, or oriental navigator', the definitive maritime atlas of East Asia of its era, published by Laurie & Whittle. The firm of Robert Laurie and James Whittle had a privileged relationship with both the English East India Company (EIC) and the Royal Navy, and from 1790 to 1810 had special access to the the latest manuscript charts which arrived on ships returning to England from Asia. This highly detailed chart embraces most of the South China Sea, one of the world's busiest shipping corridors. It extends northwards to encompass the southern coasts of China, including Macao, as well as the western coasts of Taiwan and the Philippines. Southwards it details the coasts of Vietnam and Cambodia and the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It also encompasses all the Borneo Island, and the adjacent coasts of Sumatra and the Celebes. This chart is extremely detailed with information gained from the observations and surveys of ships employed by the EIC. By the time this chart was produced the Company had been expanding its operations into the South China Sea and it became the definitive map of record used by the EIC and the Royal Navy for a long period of time. On the chart, the seas are crossed with rhumb lines, while inshore areas feature numerous soundings, and the locations of navigational hazards. The routes are mostly dated and identified.
note
This is a rare and historically important sea chart from the work 'The complete East-India pilot, or oriental navigator', the definitive maritime atlas of East Asia of its era, published by Laurie & Whittle. The firm of Robert Laurie and James Whittle had a privileged relationship with both the English East India Company (EIC) and the Royal Navy, and from 1790 to 1810 had special access to the the latest manuscript charts which arrived on ships returning to England from Asia. This highly detailed chart embraces most of the South China Sea, one of the world's busiest shipping corridors. It extends northwards to encompass the southern coasts of China, including Macao, as well as the western coasts of Taiwan and the Philippines. Southwards it details the coasts of Vietnam and Cambodia and the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It also encompasses all the Borneo Island, and the adjacent coasts of Sumatra and the Celebes. This chart is extremely detailed with information gained from the observations and surveys of ships employed by the EIC. By the time this chart was produced the Company had been expanding its operations into the South China Sea and it became the definitive map of record used by the EIC and the Royal Navy for a long period of time. On the chart, the seas are crossed with rhumb lines, while inshore areas feature numerous soundings, and the locations of navigational hazards. The routes are mostly dated and identified.
Note
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Note:
Inset 1: The Islands and coasts between St. Johns and the Great Ladrone / by Capt.n John Paskall Larkins. - Scale indeterminable. - 12 x 17 cm. -- Inset 2: Shitoe Bay enlarged. - Scale indeterminable. - 5 x 5 cm. -- Inset 3: A sketch of Northumberland Straits 1783 / by Capt.n Rees. - Scale indeterminable. - 12 x 11 cm.
note
Inset 1: The Islands and coasts between St. Johns and the Great Ladrone / by Capt.n John Paskall Larkins. - Scale indeterminable. - 12 x 17 cm. -- Inset 2: Shitoe Bay enlarged. - Scale indeterminable. - 5 x 5 cm. -- Inset 3: A sketch of Northumberland Straits 1783 / by Capt.n Rees. - Scale indeterminable. - 12 x 11 cm.
Note
false
Note:
Original is a copper plate printed map, 91 x 61 cm.
note
Original is a copper plate printed map, 91 x 61 cm.
Note
false
Note:
Scale lines from inset 1 and 2 in miles and inset 3 in leagues.
note
Scale lines from inset 1 and 2 in miles and inset 3 in leagues.
Note
false
Note:
There is a 32-point compass rose roughly in the middle of the chart with a fleur de lis indicating north. As for the rhumb lines, the basic and principal winds are represented with a bold fillet, the half winds with a simple fillet and the quarter winds with dotted lines. Illustrations of seven coastal profiles. The first four on board of the 'Royal Captain' in October 1762 by Mr. J. Watson and last three taken by Capt.n Rees.
note
There is a 32-point compass rose roughly in the middle of the chart with a fleur de lis indicating north. As for the rhumb lines, the basic and principal winds are represented with a bold fillet, the half winds with a simple fillet and the quarter winds with dotted lines. Illustrations of seven coastal profiles. The first four on board of the 'Royal Captain' in October 1762 by Mr. J. Watson and last three taken by Capt.n Rees.
Note
false
Note:
Relief shown pictorially and by land forms. Bathymetric relief shown by soundings.
note
Relief shown pictorially and by land forms. Bathymetric relief shown by soundings.
Note
false
Note:
Map with graticule.
note
Map with graticule.
Note
false
Note:
The four borders of the map with latitude and longitude lines. Equator line in black and white interchangeably.
note
The four borders of the map with latitude and longitude lines. Equator line in black and white interchangeably.
Note
false
Note:
Map and insets outlined in double fillet.
note
Map and insets outlined in double fillet.
Note
false
Note:
Macao in Routes.
note
Macao in Routes.
Note
false
Note:
Macao and its surroundings.
note
Macao and its surroundings.
Note
false
Reference:
Phillips, 4069
reference
Phillips, 4069
Reference
false
Reference:
NLA, https://catalogue.n…
reference
NLA, https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4777293?from=list
Reference
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Subject:
Nautical charts
subject
Nautical charts
Subject
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Geographic Area:
South China Sea
geographic_area
South China Sea
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Vietnam
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Vietnam
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Philippines
geographic_area
Philippines
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Borneo
geographic_area
Borneo
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Taiwan
geographic_area
Taiwan
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Paracel Islands
geographic_area
Paracel Islands
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Sumatra (Indonesia)
geographic_area
Sumatra (Indonesia)
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Hainan Sheng (China)
geographic_area
Hainan Sheng (China)
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Cambodia
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Cambodia
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Malacca (Malacca, Malaysia)
geographic_area
Malacca (Malacca, Malaysia)
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false
Geographic Area:
Celebes Sea
geographic_area
Celebes Sea
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false
Pub Title:
Complete East-India pilot, or oriental navigator : being an extensive collection of charts, both general and particular; with plans of bays, roads and harbours, appearances of land, &c.&c., for the navigation not only of the Indian and China seas, with those of New Holland, but also of the seas betwen the British Isles and the Cape of Good-Hope
pub_title
Complete East-India pilot, or oriental navigator : being an extensive collection of charts, both general and particular; with plans of bays, roads and harbours, appearances of land, &c.&c., for the navigation not only of the Indian and China seas, with those of New Holland, but also of the seas betwen the British Isles and the Cape of Good-Hope
Pub Title
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Pub Author:
Après de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas-Denis d’, 1707-1780
pub_author
Après de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas-Denis d’, 1707-1780
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Pub Year:
1800
pub_year
1800
Pub Year
false
Pub location:
London
pub_location
London
Pub location
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Provenance:
Harvard College Library
source
Harvard College Library
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Provenance:
source
http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990039629980203941/catalog
Provenance
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Provenance Call No.:
G1781.P5 L3 1800 pf*
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G1781.P5 L3 1800 pf*
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