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Antique Map Auction Sale No. 121 - closed 9/26/2007

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Lot #738: "Regni Sinae vel Sinae Propriae…" Homann Heirs

Antique map chart Regni Sinae vel Sinae Propriae
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Estimate:
$150.00 - $200.00
Sold for: $425.00

Lot 738
By: Homann Heirs
Subject: China
Date: 1750

Publication: Atlas Homannianus Mathematico-Historice

Condition: B
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Color: hand color

Size: 20 x 22.5 inches
50.8 x 57.2 cm

This large and highly detailed map of China is based on the works of Du Halde and D'Anville. The map extends from the Gobi Desert in the north to Hainan Island in the south and includes Taiwan. Decorative cartouches at the bottom feature dragons and a phoenix.

An attractive map with a narrow (1/8") margin at bottom. The right side of the map (approximately 2") has been unevenly reattached with a paper repair on the verso.

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