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Floating Tea House in China.
This famous and desirable scene from Linschoten's famous voyages to the East of 1583-1592 here published by De Bry the year after they first appeared as a separate book. ...
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1599
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2012
Transport of China
Scene of a "Chinese" landscape with a wind carriage and the transportation of a noble woman from Linschoten's famous voyages to the East of 1583-92 here publish...
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1599
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2013
Mirae Chinensium ceremoniae, quibus in sacris & diuino cultu vtuntur.
A religious scene in China Linschoten's famous voyages to the East of 1583-92 here published by De Bry the year after they first appeared as a separate book. From Part II...
Place & Date: Frankfurt, 1599
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2021
Quinzai.
Uncommon plan of Quinzai (in China) with its bridges from Francesco Valegio's townbook: Raccolta di le piv illustri et farmose citta di tutto il mondo.
Place & Date: Venice 1600
Selling price: $60
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Quinzai. [Hangzhou]
Uncommon and one of the earliest western prints, showing a bird's eye view of Hangzhou. From Francesco Valegio's townbook: Raccolta di le piv illustri et farmose citta di...
Place & Date: Venice, 1600
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2008
AMACAO.
One of the splendid engravings from the Voyages of de Bry, this full double-page view shows the artist's conception of Macao. Macao had quickly became a strategic strongh...
Place & Date: Frankfurt 1607
Selling price: $650
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Kanton in platte grondt / Plate forme de la ville de Kanton.
Bird?s-eye view of the city of Canton.From Olfert Dapper mission to China, 1662-1663. Printed by Jacob van Meurs, title of the book: Gedenckwaerdig bedrijf der Nederlands...
Place & Date: Amsterdam 1665
Selling price: $710
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Xantsui.
Beautiful city view in China by John Nieuhoff, an explorer and Dutch diplomat. Published by Pieter van der Aa in his "L'AMBASSADE DE LA COMPAGNIE ORIENTALE" in ...
Place & Date: Leiden, 1665
Selling price: $27
Sold in 2019
Single, China.
Beautiful city view in China by John Nieuhoff, an explorer and Dutch diplomat. Original copper engraving was published by Pieter van der Aa in his "L'AMBASSADE DE LA...
Place & Date: Leiden, 1665
Selling price: $38
Sold in 2017
Peking, China.
Beautiful city view in China by John Nieuhoff, an explorer and Dutch diplomat. Original copper engraving was published by Pieter van der Aa in his "L'AMBASSADE DE LA...
Place & Date: Leiden, 1665
Selling price: $27
Sold in 2016
Kanton in platte grondt / Plate forme de la ville de Kanton.
Bird’s-eye view of the city of Canton.From Olfert Dapper mission to China, 1662-1663. Printed by Jacob van Meurs, title of the book: Gedenckwaerdig bedrijf der Nederlan...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1665
Selling price: $400
Sold in 2015
Kanton in platte grondt / Plate forme de la ville de Kanton.
Bird’s-eye view of the city of Canton.From Olfert Dapper mission to China, 1662-1663. Printed by Jacob van Meurs, title of the book: Gedenckwaerdig bedrijf der Nederlan...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1665
Selling price: $300
Sold in 2019
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[Genteel Chinese woman.]
A lovely decorative Chinese print taken from Athanasius Kircher's wonderful work "China Illustrata", published in 1667. It shows a genteel, wealthy Chinese woma...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1667
Selling price: $16
Sold in 2017
Kantonis Plana effigies.
Highly detailed view of Guangzhou from the seaside, with numerous ships and buildings illustrated! With "a-p" legend key.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1669
Selling price: $220
Sold in 2014
Festin des Vice-rois pres des murs de Kanton.
Decorative print showing the arrival of the Dutch Embassy of the V.O.C. at Canton.From Olfert Dapper mission to China, 1662-1663. Printed by Jacob van Meurs, title of the...
Place & Date: Amsterdam 1670
Selling price: $80
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Makou.
From Olfert Dapper mission to China, 1662-1663. Printed by Jacob van Meurs, title of the book: Gedenckwaerdig bedrijf der Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Maetschappye, op de ...
Place & Date: Amsterdam 1670
Selling price: $240
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Hanchieu
Scarce, large early view of the city of Hanchieu, from the work "Gedenkwürdige Verrichtung Der Niederländischen Ost-Indischen Gesellschaft in dem Kaiserreich Taisi...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1675
De groote Tempel buyten Saccay.
Scarce, large early view of the temple of Saccay, from the work "Gedenkwürdige Verrichtung Der Niederländischen Ost-Indischen Gesellschaft in dem Kaiserreich Taisi...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1675
Hitsiu
Scarce, large early view of the city of Hitsiu, from the work "Gedenkwürdige Verrichtung Der Niederländischen Ost-Indischen Gesellschaft in dem Kaiserreich Taising...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1675
Pouching
Scarce, large early view of the city of Pouching, from the work "Gedenkwürdige Verrichtung Der Niederländischen Ost-Indischen Gesellschaft in dem Kaiserreich Taisi...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1675
Jemping
Scarce, large early view of the city of Jmping, from the work "Gedenkwürdige Verrichtung Der Niederländischen Ost-Indischen Gesellschaft in dem Kaiserreich Taising...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1675
Pauromama Vreugdenberg
Scarce, large early view of the Mount of Pleasure, from the work "Gedenkwürdige Verrichtung Der Niederländischen Ost-Indischen Gesellschaft in dem Kaiserreich Tais...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1675
Chin Fo Cum Chinois né en la Province de Nankim de parens chrestiens.
Very rare and decorative costume plate. Underneath the plate a descriptive text in French.Bears the address : Aparis Chez Langlois rue St.Jacques a l'Enseigne de la Victo...
Place & Date: Paris, ca. 1690
Selling price: $190
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Kanton. (Canton)
Very rare town view of Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong province in southern China. Its international name was formerly Canton, after a French language transliterati...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, c.1685-1690
Selling price: $450
Sold in 2011
Macao.
Uncommon fanciful view of Macao, with a Dutch vessel in the foreground. From the French reissue of the account of early Dutch voyages first published in 1608 by Commelin....
Place & Date: Amsterdam, E. Roger, 1703
Selling price: $200
Sold in 2013
Habillement De L'Empereur De La Chine & Des Dames De Son Palais Avec Quel-ques Usages & Coutumes Observees en ce Pais.
A decorative and interesting folio sheet of engravings showing the costumes of the Chinese king and his wives in the Royal Palace. A finely engraved print from Chatelain'...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1719
Selling price: $57
Sold in 2020
Habillement de l'Empereur de la Chine & des Dames de son Palais
Henri Abraham Chatelain was a Amsterdam-based geographer and publisher. His main product is the 'Atlas Historique et Méthodique', in seven volumes, published between 171...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, c. 1720
Selling price: $170
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Description d'un des plus fameux temples des Chinois..
This impressive engraving is a wonderful example of Chatelain?s elegant plates.Divided in 3 panels, respectively showing the most important gods in the Chinese deities sy...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, ca. 1720
Selling price: $100
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Habillement de l'Empereur de la Chine & des Dames de son Palais..
This impressive engraving is a wonderful example of Chatelain?s elegant plates.Divided in 3 panels, showing examples of costumes of Chinese ladies and those of the king o...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, ca. 1720
Selling price: $150
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Habillemens d'Hommes et Femmes de diverses provinces de Chine..
This impressive engraving is a wonderful example of Chatelain?s elegant plates.Very nice view representing a bridge in the upper central part. Surrounded with panels show...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, ca. 1720
Selling price: $150
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Habillemens d'hommes & de femmes de diverses provinces de la Chine. . .
An attractive view of the flying bridge in the province of Xensi, surrounded by 11 costume prints.The ethnographic studies show various types of people including physicia...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1720
Selling price: $100
Sold in 2012
Habillemens d'hommes et de femmes de diverses provinces de la Chine avec un des plus beaux monumens de ce païs là.
In top a view of a bridge in Xensi Province bordered by eleven examples of Chinese dress from different provinces. Showing various people in their typical dress including...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1728
Selling price: $100
Sold in 2023
Plan du Ti-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 missionaries ...
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
Selling price: $14
Sold in 2017
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
Selling price: $8
Sold in 2017
Villes de la province de Tche-kiang. (Hang-tcheou-fou, Ping hou hien, Hou-tcheou-fou, Hia-hing-fou and Ku-tcheou-fou.)
Five towns plans : Hang-tcheou-fou, Ping hou hien, Hou-tcheou-fou, Hia-hing-fou and Ku-tcheou-fou.From "Description geographique, historique, chronologique, politiqu...
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
Selling price: $25
Sold in 2022
Villes de la province de Kiang-nan.
Eight town plans : Nan-king, Sou-tcheou-fou, Koen-chan-hien, Tsi-ki-hien, Vou-si-hien, Kia-ting-hien, Tchan-chou-hien and Tsing-pou-hien.From "Description geographiq...
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
Selling price: $25
Sold in 2022
Villes de la province de Hou-Quang.
4 town plans : Yong-tcheou-fou, Vou-tchang-fou, Hoang tcheou fou and Siang-yang-fou. From "Description geographique, historique, chronologique, politique, et physiqu...
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
Selling price: $25
Sold in 2022
Villes de la province de Chensi.
Six town plans : Si-ngan-fou, capitale…, Tchouang-lan, Lan-tcheou, Can-tcheou, King-tcheou and Cou-yuen-tcheou. From "Description geographique, historique, chronol...
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
Selling price: $25
Sold in 2017
Villes de la province de Yun-nan. VI.
Six town plans : Yun-nan-Fou, Ta-Li-Fou, Kien-Ning-Fou, Tchang-Tai-Hien, Nan-Tchang-Fou ad Kia-Tcheou.From "Description geographique, historique, chronologique, poli...
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
Selling price: $25
Sold in 2022
Villes de la province de Koei-tcheou. VII
Four town plans : Koei-yang-fou, Ping-yuen-fou, Pou-ngan-tcheou and Tchin-yuen-fou. From "Description geographique, historique, chronologique, politique, et physique...
Place & Date: Paris, P.G. Le Mercier, 1735
Selling price: $25
Sold in 2022
Les Dieux des Chinois tirés de la Chine de Kircher.
Fascinating engraving depicting Chinese idols and Gods. Engraved by Bernard Picard after Kircher.Published in Jean Frederic Bernard's monumental "Cérémonies et cou...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, J.F. Bernard c.1736
Selling price: $101
Sold in 2013
Magiciens et Sorciers de la Chine. Autres Magiciens & Sorciers. &c.
Fascinating engraving depicting Chinese mystics. The second scene features a Chinese dragon. Engraved by Bernard Picard. Published in Jean Frederic Bernard's monumental &...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, J.F. Bernard c.1736
Selling price: $55
Sold in 2013
Puzza ou la Cybele des Chinois - Puzza sous une forme parallèle à Isis assise sur la fleur de lotus, du livre illustré Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses
Two fascinating engraving on one sheet depicting a Chinese religious ceremony with a pagoda in the background. Engraved by Bernard Picard. Published in Jean Frederic Bern...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, J.F. Bernard c.1736
Selling price: $15
Sold in 2014
Villes de la Province de Hou-Quang.
A nice example of d'Anville's local town plans of Hubei Province, China from 1737. Includes 4 town plans, including Wuhan, called Vou-Tchang-Fou and a nice map of the Yan...
Place & Date: 1737
Selling price: $15
Sold in 2017
Villes de la Province de Petcheli.
A nice example of d'Anville's local plans of the region around Peking, China in 1737. Shows a town plan of the Forbidden City in Peking, the Great Wall of China, and othe...
Place & Date: 1737
Selling price: $50
Sold in 2017
Mandarins, or place-men from du Halde/ Females from du Halde.
Two copperplate engravings on one plate from Duhalde's 'A description of the Empire of China and Chinese Tartary, together with the Kingdoms of Korea & Tibet. The fir...
Place & Date: London, ca. 1738
Selling price: $60
Sold in 2019
Pagode de la Chine. - Grande Pagode de la Chine.
Two scenes on one page showing scenes on the square of a Pagoda, probably in Changzhou. Fine copper engraving by Bernard Picart and taken from Bernard Picart's famous Cé...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, 1743
Selling price: $75
Sold in 2012
Plans of the Old & New City of Peking ye Metropolis of China.
Two plans of the city, on top new Peking, and below ancient Peking. An extensive legend key identifies around 49 important places such as the Emperor’s residence, remar...
Place & Date: London, 1744
Selling price: $100
Sold in 2017
A View of the Town and Castle of Macao.
Nice view of the town seen from the sea. Numerous buildings and ships shown. With the British ship Centurion in the foreground firing cannons, and the return fire is seen...
Place & Date: London, 1744
Selling price: $120
Sold in 2018
A Plan of the City of Canton on the River Ta ho.
An early plan of Guangzhou, with many buildings and ships shown. A key names 13 places, including the King's Palace, Young Kings's Palace, The City Wall, and two Floating...
Place & Date: London, 1744
Selling price: $66
Sold in 2017
Plans of the Old & New City of Peking ye Metropolis of China.
Two early plans of the city, on top the new Peking, and below the ancient Peking. With an extensive legend key that identifies around 49 important places such as the Empe...
Place & Date: London, 1744
Selling price: $190
Sold in 2021
A Plan of the City of Canton on the River Ta ho.
An early and decorative plan of Guangzhou, with many buildings and ships shown. A key names 13 places, including the King's Palace, Young Kings's Palace, The City Wall, a...
Place & Date: London, 1744
Selling price: $220
Sold in 2021
The observatory of Peking from Le Comte.
The observatory in Peking, in which there are very large instruments, an Equinoctial Sphere, a Celestial Globe, a Zodiacal Sphere, Azimuthal Horizona, Quadrant, and a Sex...
Place & Date: London, 1746
Selling price: $150
Sold in 2014
The observatory of Pe-kin from Le Comte.
Print of the observatory of Peking after Le Comte who visited the Peking Observatory in 1688. Engraved by G. Child - with his signature in lower bottom.From Astley, Thoma...
Place & Date: London, 1745-1747
Selling price: $75
Sold in 2016
Gezigt van Peking, getrokken uit Nieuhof
This view of Peking is based on an engraging from the publication ''''Het Gezantschap der Neêrlandtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie, aan den grooten Tartarischen Cham, den t...
Place & Date: 1749
Selling price: $120
Sold in 2008
Vue de la Grande Muraille du Cote par Lequel L'Ambassadeur Entra a la Chine.
Fine little copper engraving from "HISTOIRE DES VOYAGES" by Abbe Prevost. It was published by Didot in Paris in 1748. Interesting banner cartouche.
Place & Date: Paris, 1749
Selling price: $20
Sold in 2016
Vue perspective de la grande Ceremonie du couronnement de l'Empereur de la Chine.
An optical view of the coronation ceremony of the Chinese emperor.
Place & Date: Paris, c. 1750
Selling price: $195
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[Lot of 13 prints of the Chinese court] Habillement de l' Empereur dela Chine & des Dames de son Palais aves quel...
Prints of the Chinese court.[Lot of 13 prints]- Salle Imperiale De L'Audience, tiree de Nieuhof (1760)- Pagodes ou Statues; Miniso ou la Volupté (1749- Pagodes ou sta...
Place & Date: Amsterdam, c. 1750
Monnoyes de la Chine et du Royaume de Tunquin. - Lingots d\'Argent du Japon qui passent pour Monnoye. Pl. VI.
Decorative print illustrating coins and silver ingots from China and Japan. From Histoire générale des voyages.. by Antoine François Prévost.Titles in French and Dutc...
Place & Date: Paris, 1752
Selling price: $10
Sold in 2008
Temple of Paulin near Nankin.
A small but very early and interesting engraving by J. Basire for 'The Universal Traveller', by Thomas Salmon. A pleasing and uncommon mid-18th century birds-eye view (li...
Place & Date: London, Th. Salmon, 1729-1753
Selling price: $65
Sold in 2008
La Tour de Porcellaine à Nanking.
A well-known publisher of optical prints, established in Augsburg. After a design by P.van Blankaert.In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries there were many popular sp...
Place & Date: Augsburg 1760
Selling price: $260
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Vue de Peking, tirée de Nieuhof.
A view of Peking.
Place & Date: Amsterdam, c. 1760
Selling price: $70
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Vue de Peking Capitale de la Chine, et de la Superbe Muraille qui la Separe de la Tartarie.
So-called optical print showing panoramic view of Beijing with the Great Wall in the background.In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries there were many popular special...
Place & Date: Paris, 1760
Selling price: $850
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Plan de l'Enceinte de la Ville de Nan-King ou Kyang-Ning-Fou (and) Plan de la Ville de Su-Tcheou-Fou.
Two maps on a single sheet, depicting major Chinese Cities. The plan of the left shows Nanking and its fortifications. The plan on the right shows Su-Tcheou-Fou or Su-Che...
Place & Date: Paris, 1760
Selling price: $15
Sold in 2018
Vue de la superbe Entrée de l'Embassadeur de Siam a la Cour de Pekin.
So-called optical print illustrating a pompous parade to celebrate the arrival of the ambassador of Siam in Beijing.Mondhare was a well-known publisher of optical prints,...
Place & Date: Paris, 1761
Selling price: $600
Sold in 2010
Vue perspective de la grande Ceremonie du Couronnement de l'Empereur de la Chine.
So-called optical print illustrating the crowning of the Chinese emperor. It shows the throne at the center.Mondhare was a well-known publisher of optical prints, establi...
Place & Date: Paris, 1761
Selling price: $600
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Ceremonie de la grande Feste que les Chinois celebre le 24 de la Lune d'Aoust..
So-called optical print illustrating great festivities on the 24th of August in Beijing.Mondhare was a well-known publisher of optical prints, established in Paris, at ru...
Place & Date: Paris, 1761
Selling price: $600
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Vue de la superbe Entrée de l'Embassadeur de Siam a la Cour de Pekin.
So-called optical print illustrating a pompous parade to celebrate the arrival of the ambassador of Siam in Beijing.Mondhare was a well-known publisher of optical prints,...
Place & Date: Paris, 1761
Selling price: $600
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Vue de Peking tiree de Nieuhof.
This handsome view shows Beijing from the countryside, showing the city rising above its massive ancient walls. When Nieuhof visited Peking in the 1650s, the city was the...
Place & Date: Paris, 1764
Selling price: $50
Sold in 2019
PLAN DE LA VILLE ET DU PORT DE MACAO
Bellin\'s important and interesting map of the bay and city of Macau. Macau was the first and the last European colony in China. It was under Portuguese control from the ...
Place & Date: Paris, ca. 1765
Selling price: $110
Sold in 2008
Villes de la Province de Chensi. Steden van't Landschap Shensi of Shansi.
Interesting set of two local town plans of "Si-Ngan-Fu: Capitale, Hoofdstad." and "Tchang Lan, Ou Tchouang Lan.", both cities in the province of Shanx...
Place & Date: The Hague, Pieter de Hondt, 1747-1767
Selling price: $3
Sold in 2022
Tchin-Ywen-Fou (...). Chin-Ywen-Fu, (...), in't Landschap Quey-Chew, of Koei-Tcheou.
Interesting set of three local town plans each with extensive titles : "Lan-Tcheou ou Lan-Chew Dans la Province Chensi (…). Lan-Chew, of Lan-Tcheou, in't Landschap...
Place & Date: The Hague, Pieter de Hondt, 1747-1767
Selling price: $25
Sold in 2022
Vue de Peckin. (Peking)
So-called optical print of Peking published by "Collection des prospects" and engraved by G. B. Leizelt. Title is engraved mirror-imaged along the top. Lower ti...
Place & Date: Augsburg, 1778
Selling price: $200
Sold in 2012
Ceremonie de la grande Feste que les Chinois celebre le 24 de la Lune d'Aoust dans la principale Place de Pekin.
An optical view of festivities on the 24th of August in Bejing.
Place & Date: Paris, c. 1780
Selling price: $175
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Vue d'un Temple Chinois.
So called optical print showing the interior of a Chinese temple. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries there were many popular specialty establishments in Paris, Au...
Place & Date: Paris, 1780
Selling price: $180
Sold in 2017
Vue du superbe Temple du Serpent dans la Ville de Juida a la Chine.
Uncommon, so-called optical print of a imaginary interior of a Chinese temple, decorated with vases and two large Buddha's in the center. In the eighteenth and nineteenth...
Place & Date: Paris, 1780
Selling price: $180
Sold in 2017
A View of the celebrated Great Wall of China which divides that Empire from Tartary...
A decorative copperplate print of festivities being held at the Great wall in China. The scene is framed within an ornately decorative border. Engraved for Millar's 'New ...
Place & Date: London, ca. 1782
Selling price: $25
Sold in 2021
A Plan of the city and harbour of Macao A colony of the Portugueze, situated at the southern extremity of the Chinese Empire. . .
A fine large scale plan and sea-chart of Macao. Show the area in good detail, including hills, buildings, depth soundings,... an index identifies forts, parishes, college...
Place & Date: London, 1796
Vue de Macao en Chine.
Jean François Galoup, Comte de la Pérouse (1741-88), outstanding French explorer and hydrographer. ' Voyage autour du Monde?Atlas', 1797.An attractive view of Macao.
Place & Date: Paris, 1797
Selling price: $350
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Kaart der Eilanden ten Zuiden van Chu-San, op de Oostkust van China volgens die van Alex. D'Alrymple; met Veranderingen en Byvoegsels, door J. Barrow
Very uncommon late 18th century Dutch map of the Chinese coast of Zhejiang based upon English surveys under Macartney with two insets: the port of Chu-san (Zhousan) and &...
Place & Date: Amsterdram, 1799