Rare Hand-Colored Antique Map of Tartary, China and Korea, ca.1741

€ 2 750

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1741
Sheet size: 41 × 55 cm (16.1 × 21.7 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-00746

Condition

General age-related toning. Minor defects from handling. Please review the images for further condition details.

About this sheet

Antique map titled 'A General Map of Eastern and Western Tatary, commonly call'd Tartary; drawn from the Particular Maps of the Jesuit Missionaries'.

Rare antique map of Tartary, China and Korea. Includes a nice detail of Korea, Japan and China, along with a detailed chart explaining the subdivisions within Tartary. The map was engraved by Emanuel Bowen and originates from an English Edition of Du Halde's Descriptions De La Chine.

Artists and Engravers: Emanuel Bowen (1694?–1767) was an English map engraver, who worked for George II of England and Louis XV of France as a geographer.