COLLECTION NAME:
Old Maps Collection
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MUST~2~2
Old Maps Collection
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Barcode:
4687820500043
identifier
4687820500043
Barcode
false
Title:
Canton and its approaches, Macao and Hong Kong
title
Canton and its approaches, Macao and Hong Kong
Title
false
Other Title:
Macao.
other_title
Macao.
Other Title
false
Other Title:
Hong Kong surveyed by Capt. Sir E. Belcher R.N.
other_title
Hong Kong surveyed by Capt. Sir E. Belcher R.N.
Other Title
false
Other Title:
Sketch of the river from Macao to Canton.
other_title
Sketch of the river from Macao to Canton.
Other Title
false
Other Title:
Canton.
other_title
Canton.
Other Title
false
Contributor:
Belcher, Edward, Sir, 1799-1877, cartographer
contributor
Belcher, Edward, Sir, 1799-1877, cartographer
Contributor
false
Contributor:
Cox, George, publisher
contributor
Cox, George, publisher
Contributor
false
Contributor:
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), creator
contributor
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), creator
Contributor
false
Category:
City Plans & Views
category
City Plans & Views
Category
false
Type:
Printed
type
Printed
Type
false
Language:
English
language
English
Language
false
Create Year:
1853
date
1853
Create Year
false
Format:
JPEG 10422 × 8687, 92.6MB
format
JPEG 10422 × 8687, 92.6MB
Format
false
Page No.:
170
description
170
Page No.
false
Scale:
Scales vary.
scale
Scales vary.
Scale
false
Physical Map Dimension (cm):
33 x 39 cm
obj_height_cm
33 x 39 cm
Physical Map Dimension (cm)
false
Note:
The map is made according to the studies of Edward Belcher a British hydrographer, Royal Navy officer and explorer. He is known for making the first British survey of Hong Kong harbour and is commemorated in Hong Kong through Belcher's Street, Belcher Bay and The Belcher's in Kennedy Town. This map is divided in three big sections depicting the areas of the Guangzhou Region, China. The first section is a map of Macao with a small inset of the city of Hong Kong. The second is the Pearl River as it runs from Macao and Lantao to Canton, covering the whole Pearl River Delta. And the third is a map of Canton. Both Macao and Canton are fairly detailed and show major landmarks and streets -on Canton the foreign factories are watercolored in yellow. The map is noteworthy as one of the earliest separate appearances of Hong Kong on a printed map. This inset mentions Point Albert which is a coastal fortification no longer existing, demolish ca. 1888 that would later become Wellington Battery and then Tamar. The map appears in 'General atlas published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge', vol. 2, map no. 170a; to which are known editions from 1852-1854 by publisher George Cox, who purchased the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge plates from Charles Knight in 1852.
note
The map is made according to the studies of Edward Belcher a British hydrographer, Royal Navy officer and explorer. He is known for making the first British survey of Hong Kong harbour and is commemorated in Hong Kong through Belcher's Street, Belcher Bay and The Belcher's in Kennedy Town. This map is divided in three big sections depicting the areas of the Guangzhou Region, China. The first section is a map of Macao with a small inset of the city of Hong Kong. The second is the Pearl River as it runs from Macao and Lantao to Canton, covering the whole Pearl River Delta. And the third is a map of Canton. Both Macao and Canton are fairly detailed and show major landmarks and streets -on Canton the foreign factories are watercolored in yellow. The map is noteworthy as one of the earliest separate appearances of Hong Kong on a printed map. This inset mentions Point Albert which is a coastal fortification no longer existing, demolish ca. 1888 that would later become Wellington Battery and then Tamar. The map appears in 'General atlas published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge', vol. 2, map no. 170a; to which are known editions from 1852-1854 by publisher George Cox, who purchased the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge plates from Charles Knight in 1852.
Note
false
Note:
Map 1: Macao. - Scale indeterminable. - 13 x 21 cm. -- Inset 1: Hong Kong surveyed by Capt. Sir E. Belcher R.N. - Scale [ca. 1:251,300]. - 5 x 8 cm. -- Map 2: Sketch of the river from Macao to Canton : soundings are in fathoms. - Scale not given. - 30 x 17 cm. -- Map 3: Canton. - Scale [ca. 1:460,800]. - 17 x 26 cm.
note
Map 1: Macao. - Scale indeterminable. - 13 x 21 cm. -- Inset 1: Hong Kong surveyed by Capt. Sir E. Belcher R.N. - Scale [ca. 1:251,300]. - 5 x 8 cm. -- Map 2: Sketch of the river from Macao to Canton : soundings are in fathoms. - Scale not given. - 30 x 17 cm. -- Map 3: Canton. - Scale [ca. 1:460,800]. - 17 x 26 cm.
Note
false
Note:
Original is a map formed by 3 maps, steel engraved and hand colored.
note
Original is a map formed by 3 maps, steel engraved and hand colored.
Note
false
Note:
The Macao and the Pearl River maps have depth sounding marked in feet and fathoms respectively. The Canton map shows bathymetric relief both as gradient tints and isolines. The Hong Kong inset has hachure relief.
Each map -including the inset of Hong Kong- has a compass rose indicating north.
Each map -including the inset of Hong Kong- has a compass rose indicating north.
note
The Macao and the Pearl River maps have depth sounding marked in feet and fathoms respectively. The Canton map shows bathymetric relief both as gradient tints and isolines. The Hong Kong inset has hachure relief.
Each map -including the inset of Hong Kong- has a compass rose indicating north.
Note
false
Note:
At bottom right side of the sheet: 170a.
note
At bottom right side of the sheet: 170a.
Note
false
Note:
Macao in Routes.
note
Macao in Routes.
Note
false
Note:
Macao and its Surroundings.
note
Macao and its Surroundings.
Note
false
Note:
City Plans of Macao.
note
City Plans of Macao.
Note
false
Reference:
Tooley's dictionary of map makers, [1] A-D, p. 309
reference
Tooley's dictionary of map makers, [1] A-D, p. 309
Reference
false
Reference:
Phillips, P.L. A list of geographical atlases in the Library of Congress, vol. I, p. 481
reference
Phillips, P.L. A list of geographical atlases in the Library of Congress, vol. I, p. 481
Reference
false
Geographic Area:
Macao (China)
geographic_area
Macao (China)
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Hong Kong (China)
geographic_area
Hong Kong (China)
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Guangzhou Shi (China)
geographic_area
Guangzhou Shi (China)
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Pearl River Estuary (China)
geographic_area
Pearl River Estuary (China)
Geographic Area
false
Relation Note:
Vol. 2, map no. 170 a.
relation
Vol. 2, map no. 170 a.
Relation Note
false
Pub Title:
General atlas published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
pub_title
General atlas published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
Pub Title
false
Pub Year:
1853
pub_year
1853
Pub Year
false
Pub location:
London
pub_location
London
Pub location
false
Provenance:
Harvard College Library
source
Harvard College Library
Provenance
false
Provenance:
source
http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990125229630203941/catalog
Provenance
false
Provenance Call No.:
MAP-LC G7822.P4 1853 .B4
original_call_no
MAP-LC G7822.P4 1853 .B4
Provenance Call No.
false
MUST holding:
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https://must.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/853MUST_INST/171sgkf/alma991000324639705076
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