Second part of Asia being China, part of India and tartary, the islands of Sonda, Molucka, Philippin, Japan &c.

Antique Maps of China

Second part of Asia being China, part of India and tartary, the islands of Sonda, Molucka, Philippin, Japan &c.

performed by Mr. Danville ; revised and improved by Mr. Bolton ; R.W. Seale sculp

MAP 1755

1 map : col. ; 94 x 68 cm

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Richard Seale engraved this detailed large-scale map on four sheets. It extends from Sumatra to Japan and includes good details of China and Southeast Asia. Based on the influential work of Jean-Baptiste d'Anville, it was later revised by Solomon Bolton. It appeared in Postlethwayt's "The Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce" (1751-1755).

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Collection Antique Maps of China Map makers Bolton, Solomon, -ca. 1768 Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782 Seale, Richard William Postlethwayt, Malachy, 1707?-1767 Geographic region Southeast Asia East Asia Additional titles Asia Note Scale [ca. 1:7,250,000] (E 100°--E 160°/N 45°--S 10°) Relief shown pictorially Appears in Postlethwayt's The universal dictionary of trade and commerce. 1751-55 Plate VII and VIII Originally issued on 4 sheets Language English Call number G8000 1755 .B65 DOI 10.14711/spcol/b665106

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Second part of Asia being China, part of India and tartary, the islands of Sonda, Molucka, Philippin, Japan &c.

performed by Mr. Danville ; revised and improved by Mr. Bolton ; R.W. Seale sculp

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