Lot 304
"L'Empire De La Chine, avec La Tartarie Chinoise". Wonderful 18th century map of China by P. Santini of Venice and published by R. Bonne, Paris, 1779. A lovely large format map of the Chinese Empire, including, at the time, Korea, and also showing the Japanese island chain. Coverage extends north to Russian East Asia, to Tartarie in the west and to Laos and Cambodia in the south. Handsomely accented with original outline color and a beautifully engraved cartouche at lower right. Printed area, 21.5" wide by 19" high with extra large margins. Of special note is the superb condition…a very sharp impression on still bright white paper, obviously from a well preserved atlas. Very scarce this nice and of an area widely collected these days.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
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