Antique Print with two plans of Beijing by Harris (1705)

Description: Antique print titled 'The Plane of the City of Pekim ye Metropolis of China'. Two engraved plans of Beijing on one sheet, one larger and more detailed than the other. The smaller plan below, showing the 5 temples in "ye new City", flanked by two columns being "An Explanation of the Plane of the City of Pekim". Originates from John Harris' 'Navigantium Atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca'. 

Artists and Engravers: Author: John Harris.