Detail View: Old Maps Collection: A new & accurate map of China : drawn from surveys made by Jesuit missionaries by order of the Emperor : the whole being regulated by numerous astronomical observations
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Barcode:
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4687820500786
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Title:
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A new & accurate map of China : drawn from surveys made by Jesuit missionaries by order of the Emperor : the whole being regulated by numerous astronomical observations
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Original Title:
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A new & accurate map of China : drawn from surveys made by Jesuit missionaries by order of the Emperor : the whole being regulated by numerous astronomical observations
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Contributor:
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Bowen, Emanuel, -1767
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Category:
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General Maps
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Type:
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Printed
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Language:
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English
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Create Year:
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1747
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Format:
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JPEG2000, 5638 × 4777, 42.8MB
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Scale:
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[1:8,945,000] (E 92°--E 130°/N 44°--N 16°)
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Physical Map Dimension (cm):
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32.8 × 40.4
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Note:
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Map of China showing its provinces but without clear boundaries and including to the west the Kingdom of Tibet & Mogols of Kokonor stretching to the Kingdom of Corea [i.e. Korea] in the east. The map also includes the Isle of Hay Nan [i.e. Hainan] and the island of Taewan (or Formosa). Bowen has gone to considerable trouble to indicate the major river systems with a considerable degree of accuracy, though elaborate details of physical features in Tibet are largely conjectural'. The cartouche portrays a walled city with an elaborate pagoda. In the foreground a mandarin dispensing justice is identifiable by his dress and headgear, thus pointing out that, unlike other newly discovered lands, this distant and unknown country was civilised and had a highly developed system of justice. A modest compass rose is also shown. Cartouche title. Text reviewing the history of European cartography of China by Jesuit missionaries from 1708-1717 is included and entitled: Advertisement At bottom left corner of sheet: No. 41.
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Geographic Area:
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China
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Relation Note:
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Map no. 41 from: A complete system of geography / by Emanuel Bowen. London : Printed for W. Innys [and others], 1747.
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Pub Title:
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A complete system of geography
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Pub Author:
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Bowen, Emanuel, 1693 or 1694-1767
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Pub Year:
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1747
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Pub location:
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London
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Provenance:
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National Library of Australia
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