Carte du ciel et de la terre qui commencent à se former / Figure du ciel fluide & pur & de la terre fixe & ferme.
Recto and verso text page with two illustrations of the grounding of the sky and earth according to a Chinese philosopher. Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d' Anville (1697-178...
- $75 / ≈ €65
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
Description geographique, historique, chronologique, politique, et physique de l'empire de la Chine et de la Tartarie chinoise.
Cornerstone of any collection of books on China, which is also among the rarest and most desirable of important Americana.This, "the first definitive European work o...
Place & Date: Paris, P. G. Le Mercier, (vol. 1-3) 1770 / (vol.4),1735
Province d'Yun-Nan.
Important map of Yun-nan 云南 [Yunnan] province. With a quite elaborately pictorial cartouche featuring a rococo chinoiserie ornamentation, engraved by Delahaye. Jean B...
- $100 / ≈ €87
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
Province de Koei-Tcheou.
An important map of Koei-tcheou 贵州 [Guizhou]. With a quite elaborately pictorial cartouche featuring a rococo chinoiserie ornamentation engraved by Guélard, the map ...
- $100 / ≈ €87
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
Description geographique, historique, chronologique, politique, et physique de l'empire de la Chine et de la Tartarie chinoise.
First edition of this cornerstone of any collection of books on China, which is also among the rarest and most desirable of important Americana, included in Rare American...
- $30000 / ≈ €26024
Place & Date: Paris, P. G. Le Mercier, 1735
Carte particulière de l'entrée de Canton - Plan de Quang-tcheou-fou vulgo Canton .
Beautiful detailed map of the entrance to the city of Canton, showing also the cities of Macao and Quanghai, as well as the islands of the bay, including the island of Sh...
- $450 / ≈ €390
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
Villes de la province de Petche-li.
Five town plans : Peking (with forbidden town), Yung-ping-fou, Long-men-hien, Yuen-keou/Tching-sse-yu/Si-yang-keou/Hoang-tou-in, Tchin-ting-fou. From "Description ge...
- $150 / ≈ €130
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
Souan pan, ou instrument dont les chinois se servent pour compter.
Text page with a wood block illustration of a souan-pan [suan-p'an] the calculation table used by the Chinese. Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d' Anville (1697-1782), French c...
- $20 / ≈ €17
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
Plan du Tien-tang ou du temple, où l'empereur sacrifie à Chang-ti sous le titre de souverain seigneur de la terre.
Nice example of d'Anville's plan of Tien-tang 天堂 [Tiantang] temple, from "Atlas général de la Chine..."" prepared by Jesuit mission...
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
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Plan du Ti-tang ou du temple, où l'empereur sacrifie à Chang-ti sous le titre de souverain seigneur de la terre
A plan of the temple of the soil god (社稷壇, Shèjìtán, "Altar of Soil and Grain")—under the name "Titang" (地堂, dìtáng, "Hall of Di...
- $50 / ≈ €43
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
![Province de Ho-nan. [Honan 河南 (Hénán) province]](/uploads/cache/39696-250x250.jpg)
Province de Ho-nan. [Honan 河南 (Hénán) province]
An important map of Honan 河南 (Hénán) province. With a quite elaborately pictorial cartouche, engraved by F.Baillieul Lainé. Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d' Anville (1...
- $200 / ≈ €173
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
![Province de Se-Tchuen. [ Se-tchuen 四川 [Sichuan] province.]](/uploads/cache/39699-250x250.jpg)
Province de Se-Tchuen. [ Se-tchuen 四川 [Sichuan] province.]
Important map of Se-tchuen 四川 [Sichuan] province. With a quite elaborately pictorial cartouche, engraved by Guélard, the map by Delahaye, features animals, birds, a ...
- $450 / ≈ €390
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
Province de Chan-Tong.
Detailed map of Shandong Province. With a quite elaborately pictorial cartouche, engraved by Guélard, the map by Delahaye, featuring a rabbit and rococo chinoiserie orna...
- $300 / ≈ €260
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
![Carte de la province de Tche kiang 浙江 [Zhejiang]](/uploads/cache/30923-250x250.jpg)
Carte de la province de Tche kiang 浙江 [Zhejiang]
D'Anville's highly detailed map of Tche Kiang (Zhejiang) province from du Halde's "Description geographique historique...de l'Empire de la Chine et de la Tartarie Ch...
- $250 / ≈ €217
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
![Province de Koei-Tcheou. [Koei-tcheou 贵州 [Guizhou] province.]](/uploads/cache/39688-250x250.jpg)
Province de Koei-Tcheou. [Koei-tcheou 贵州 [Guizhou] province.]
Important map of Koei-tcheou 贵州 [Guizhou]. With a quite elaborately pictorial cartouche featuring a rococo chinoiserie ornamentation, engraved by Guélard, the map by...
- $300 / ≈ €260
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
![Province de Pe-Tche-Li. Pe-tche-li [Beizhili] 北直隶 [= 河北]. province.]](/uploads/cache/39689-250x250.jpg)
Province de Pe-Tche-Li. Pe-tche-li [Beizhili] 北直隶 [= 河北]. province.]
Important map of Pe-tche-li [Beizhili] 北直隶 [= 河北]. With a quite elaborately pictorial cartouche featuring a rococo chinoiserie ornamentation, engraved by Guéla...
- $300 / ≈ €260
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
Province de Kiang-Si. Jiangxi 江西 province.
An important map of Jiangxi 江西 province. With a quite elaborately pictorial cartouche featuring a rococo chinoiserie ornamentation, engraved by Guélard. The map itse...
- $200 / ≈ €173
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
![Province de Tche Kiang. [Tche kiang 浙江 [Zhejiang] province]](/uploads/cache/39693-250x250.jpg)
Province de Tche Kiang. [Tche kiang 浙江 [Zhejiang] province]
D'Anville's highly detailed map of Tche kiang 浙江 [Zhejiang] province from du Halde's "Description geographique historique...de l'Empire de la Chine et de la Tart...
- $400 / ≈ €347
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
![Province de Hou-Quang. [Hou-quang 湖广 [Huguang] province.]](/uploads/cache/39694-250x250.jpg)
Province de Hou-Quang. [Hou-quang 湖广 [Huguang] province.]
Important map of Hou-quang 湖广 [Huguang] province. With a quite elaborately pictorial cartouche, engraved by Guélard, the map engraved by F.Baillieul Lainé, featurin...
- $250 / ≈ €217
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
![Province de Chan-Si. [Chan-s 山西i [Shanxi] province. ]](/uploads/cache/39697-250x250.jpg)
Province de Chan-Si. [Chan-s 山西i [Shanxi] province. ]
An important map of Chan-s 山西i [Shanxi] province. With a quite elaborately pictorial cartouche, engraved by Guélard, the map by Delahaye. Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d...
- $200 / ≈ €173
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
Description geographique, historique, chronologique, politique, et physique de l'empire de la Chine et de la Tartarie chinoise . . . du Thibet, & de la Coree. . .
Without the separately published atlas. Lacking 2 plates in vol.2 (Obseques at p.149 and Gin seng at p.180), one plate torn without a loss (vol.1, p.230), d4 vol.1 with a...
Place & Date: The Hague, H. Scheurleer, 1736
Carte générale de la Chine Dressée sur les Cartes particulières que l'Empereur Cang-hi a fait lever sur les lieux par les RR. PP. Jésuites missionaires dans cet empire / Par le Sr d'Anville.
Important and very detailed map of Southern part of China, including a detailed Taiwan. Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d' Anville (1697-1782) was a French cartographer and com...
- $1000 / ≈ €867
Place & Date: The Hague, H. Scheurleer, 1737
![Province de Fo-Kien. [Includes West Coast of Taiwan]](/uploads/cache/43503-250x250.jpg)
Province de Fo-Kien. [Includes West Coast of Taiwan]
An important map of Fujian Province shows the East Coast of China and the West Coast of Taiwan. It shows that for the Manchu Qing, only the western half of Formosa was co...
Place & Date: The Hague, H. Scheurleer, 1737
Nouvel atlas de la Chine, de la Tartarie chinoise, et du Thibet.
First edition of "the principal cartographic authority on China during the 18th century". It was the second major atlas of China produced in Europe following th...
Place & Date: The Hague, H. Scheurleer, 1737
Carte la plus generale et qui comprend la Chine, la Tartarie chinoise et le Thibet. . .
It has a quite elaborate pictorial cartouche engraved by G. Kondet. It is a very detailed map of China, Tibet, and Korea.In the upper left corner is very good details of ...
Place & Date: The Hague, 1737
Carte Generale De La Tartarie Chinoise Dressee sur les Cartes Particulieres Faits Sur Les Lieux Par Les R.R. P.P. Jesuites . . . .MDCCXXXII
This is a very detailed map of the region from Japan to the Gobi Desert, centered on Mongolia and Korea, from D'Anville's Atlas of China. Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d' Anv...
Place & Date: Paris, Ph.-D. Pierres, Clousier [- Moutard], 1785
Carte Generale de la Chine Dressée sur les Cartes Particulieres Que l' Empereur Chang-Hi a fait lever sur les lieux..
Large map showing the traditional limits of China, including Hainan and Formosa in the South, and Quantong and parts of the Gobi Desert in the North.As the title notes, t...
Place & Date: Paris, Ph.-D. Pierres, Clousier [- Moutard], 1785
Carte Generale de la Chine Dressée sur les Cartes Particulieres Que l' Empereur Chang-Hi a fait lever sur les lieux. . . .
With a quite elaborately pictorial cartouche, engraved by the master engraver Guillaume-Nicolas de la Haye (1727 -1802). Large map showing the traditional limits of China...
- $750 / ≈ €651
Place & Date: Paris, Dezauche, 1789–1799
Carte la plus generale et qui comprend la Chine, la Tartarie chinoise et le Thibet. . .
With a quite elaborately pictorial cartouche, engraved by G.Kondet. Very detailed map of China, Tibet and Korea. Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d' Anville (1697-1782), French ...
- $2700 / ≈ €2342
Place & Date: Paris, Dezauche, 1789–1799