Opulentissimum Sinarum imperium juxta recentissimam delineationem in suas provincias disterminatum
cura et sumtibus Matthaei Seutteri
MAP
Seutter,
1737
1 map : hand col. ; 50 x 58 cm
Abstract
A finely engraved German map of China, it also shows Korea and the southern part of Japan. It was published in Seutter's "Atlas Novus". Its cartography is derived from the Blaeu-Martini model. The rich and attractive engraving includes an elaborate allegorical title cartouche depicting Jesuit figures and images of the wealth and riches of the region.
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