The kingdom of China

COLLECTION NAME:

Old Maps Collection

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MUST~2~2

Old Maps Collection

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Barcode:

3687800301586C

identifier

3687800301586C

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Title:

The kingdom of China

title

The kingdom of China

Title

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Original Title:

The kingdome of China

full_title

The kingdome of China

Original Title

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Contributor:

Speed, John, ca. 1552-1629, cartographer

contributor

Speed, John, ca. 1552-1629, cartographer

Contributor

false

Contributor:

Dawson, John, d. 1634?, printer

contributor

Dawson, John, d. 1634?, printer

Contributor

false

Contributor:

Humble, George, 15---1640, bookseller

contributor

Humble, George, 15---1640, bookseller

Contributor

false

Category:

General Maps

Category

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Type:

Printed

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Printed

Type

false

Language:

English

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English

Language

false

Language:

Portuguese

language

Portuguese

Language

false

Language:

Spanish

language

Spanish

Language

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Create Year:

1626

date

1626

Create Year

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Format:

JPEG 13371 × 10033, 51.2MB

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JPEG 13371 × 10033, 51.2MB

Format

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Scale:

[ca. 1:5,000,000] (E 105⁰--W 173⁰/N 62⁰30ʹ--N 15⁰30ʹ).

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[ca. 1:5,000,000] (E 105⁰--W 173⁰/N 62⁰30ʹ--N 15⁰30ʹ).

Scale

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Physical Map Dimension (cm):

40 x 52 cm

obj_height_cm

40 x 52 cm

Physical Map Dimension (cm)

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Note:

John Speed was an English historian and mapmaker who had connections with the 'Society of Antiquaries' where he had contact with scholars. In 1627 Speed published the work 'A prospect of the most famous parts of the world' in which this map is included with descriptive text on the back. This was one of the first maps of China in English. The map follows the 'Barbuda model' -from the map of China by the Portuguese cartographer Luís Jorge de Barbuda published in Ortelius 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'- but with Japan in the already 'Teixeira's type' -from the Japan map by Portuguese cartographer Luís Teixeira also published in Ortelius atlas. Korea is still depicted as an island, again as in the Japan map by Teixeira in Ortelius atlas. Eastern India is displayed on the left of the map, with the Ganges region, extending well into Central Asia. Many of the notes on China are both historical and mythical. In the Macao inset -copied from De Bry- the city is surround by vessels on almost all sides, there are ships in the inner harbor, showing it as a prosperous shipping port. The lighthouse, churches and many European buildings are depicted to explain the Macao of the time. Being depicted only Macao and the capital city in East China demonstrates the great importance of Macao to western knowledge about China.

note

John Speed was an English historian and mapmaker who had connections with the 'Society of Antiquaries' where he had contact with scholars. In 1627 Speed published the work 'A prospect of the most famous parts of the world' in which this map is included with descriptive text on the back. This was one of the first maps of China in English. The map follows the 'Barbuda model' -from the map of China by the Portuguese cartographer Luís Jorge de Barbuda published in Ortelius 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'- but with Japan in the already 'Teixeira's type' -from the Japan map by Portuguese cartographer Luís Teixeira also published in Ortelius atlas. Korea is still depicted as an island, again as in the Japan map by Teixeira in Ortelius atlas. Eastern India is displayed on the left of the map, with the Ganges region, extending well into Central Asia. Many of the notes on China are both historical and mythical. In the Macao inset -copied from De Bry- the city is surround by vessels on almost all sides, there are ships in the inner harbor, showing it as a prosperous shipping port. The lighthouse, churches and many European buildings are depicted to explain the Macao of the time. Being depicted only Macao and the capital city in East China demonstrates the great importance of Macao to western knowledge about China.

Note

false

Note:

Original is a copperplate printed map water colored by hand, 35 x 43 cm, on sheet 42 x 56 cm.

note

Original is a copperplate printed map water colored by hand, 35 x 43 cm, on sheet 42 x 56 cm.

Note

false

Note:

On the top bordure of the map there are four insets: the first with wheeled wind machines as a means of traveling; the second and third views of Macao and 'Quinzay' -today Hangzhou- and lastly a representation of the persecution of Christians in Japan. Between the views of the cities there is a coat of arms left black. On each side of the map there are illustrations of the inhabitants of China and 'Pegu' -today Myanmar- both men and women, there are also Japanese warriors in one of the earliest depictions in an European map. On water masses there are two vessels, one is a junk and the other a masted sailing vessel, it can also be seen a sea monster.

note

On the top bordure of the map there are four insets: the first with wheeled wind machines as a means of traveling; the second and third views of Macao and 'Quinzay' -today Hangzhou- and lastly a representation of the persecution of Christians in Japan. Between the views of the cities there is a coat of arms left black. On each side of the map there are illustrations of the inhabitants of China and 'Pegu' -today Myanmar- both men and women, there are also Japanese warriors in one of the earliest depictions in an European map. On water masses there are two vessels, one is a junk and the other a masted sailing vessel, it can also be seen a sea monster.

Note

false

Note:

Title and scale line inside strapwork cartouches, the first with feminine figures on each side and the latter with phytomorphic motifs.

note

Title and scale line inside strapwork cartouches, the first with feminine figures on each side and the latter with phytomorphic motifs.

Note

false

Note:

Double scale line in germanic and english miles.

note

Double scale line in germanic and english miles.

Note

false

Note:

Relief shown pictorially.

note

Relief shown pictorially.

Note

false

Note:

Latitude lines on both sides of the map in black and white interchangeably.

note

Latitude lines on both sides of the map in black and white interchangeably.

Note

false

Note:

Map outlined in border with semi circles.

note

Map outlined in border with semi circles.

Note

false

Note:

Macao in China Maps.

note

Macao in China Maps.

Note

false

Note:

City plans of Macao.

note

City plans of Macao.

Note

false

Note:

Title, scale line, notes, land and water masses in English with place names in Portuguese and Spanish.

note

Title, scale line, notes, land and water masses in English with place names in Portuguese and Spanish.

Note

false

Reference:

Tooley's Dic. of Mapmakers, Q-Z [vol. 4], p. 193

reference

Tooley's Dic. of Mapmakers, Q-Z [vol. 4], p. 193

Reference

false

Reference:

NLA https://catalogue.n…

reference

NLA https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3081294

Reference

false

Reference:

University of Southern California http://digitallibra…
Collection Path

reference

University of Southern California http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll71/id/208 Collection Path

Reference

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Geographic Area:

China

geographic_area

China

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Japan

geographic_area

Japan

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Korea

geographic_area

Korea

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Macao (China)

geographic_area

Macao (China)

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Pegu (Burma)

geographic_area

Pegu (Burma)

Geographic Area

false

Pub Title:

A prospect of the most famous parts of the world

pub_title

A prospect of the most famous parts of the world

Pub Title

false

Pub Author:

Speed, John, ca. 1552-1629

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Speed, John, ca. 1552-1629

Pub Author

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Pub Year:

1627

pub_year

1627

Pub Year

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Pub location:

London

pub_location

London

Pub location

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Provenance:

Harvard College Library

source

Harvard College Library

Provenance

false

Provenance:

http://id.lib.harva…

source

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990125244810203941/catalog

Provenance

false

Provenance Call No.:

MAP-LC (G7810 1626 .S6)

original_call_no

MAP-LC (G7810 1626 .S6)

Provenance Call No.

false

MUST holding:

https://must.primo.…

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https://must.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/853MUST_INST/reglfj/alma991000205989705076

MUST holding

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