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
Tome VI in 4o. no. 1 ... Tome 7 in 8o. p. 1." Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Ferro. "On à mis dans le Ve volume une carte generale de la Chine copiée sur celle que les auteurs Anglois ont donnes mais le public ayant trouvé qu'elle manquoit de cette nellete si necessaire a la géographie. On a cru y remedier en donnant celle cy pour la quelle on a suivi les observations qui ont eté faites par des Jesuites mathematiciens qui en ont relevé toutes les provinces par ordre de l'Empereur. Et l'on a suivi pour les noms l'ortographe que Mr l'Abbe Prevost a adopté dan sa traduction." Decorated title cartouche. Copper engraving, printed on chain-lined paper with watermark. Sea of Korea referred to as "Mer de Corée " Korea as "Royaume de Corée.
China--Maps--Early works to 1800 China--Discovery and exploration--Early works to 1800 Korea--Maps--Earl works to 1800 Maps--France--1748 G7810 1748 .B45
Place
Scale ca. 1:2,100,000 (E92º -- E136º / N42º -- N18º). China Korea not after 1748
Source
Sea of Korea Map Collection, map no. EAMC-97 [Identifying number] University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
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