East Asian Library, Archival Research Center, University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089-0154 Public domain Send requests to address or e-mail given. kklein@usc.edu
Description
Engraved for Bankes's New system of universal geography, published by Royal Authority." Date penciled on map verso. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: London. Hand-engraved copper engraving, printed on chain-lined paper. Sea of Korea referred to as "Corea Gulf.
Type
image
Format
1 map : col. 31 x 45 cm., on sheet 38 x 50 cm. maps
Maps--England--1790 G7000 1790 .B782 Russia--Maps--Early works to 1800 Korea--Maps--Early works to 1800 Japan--Maps--Early works to 1800 Inner Mongolia, China--Maps--Early works to 1800
Time Period
circa 1740/1790
Place
Scale ca. 1:19,000,000 (E10º -- W160º / N85º -- N25º). Russia Korea Japan Inner Mongolia, China
Source
Sea of Korea Map Collection, map no. EAMC-66 [Identifying number] University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
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