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Auction 103, Lot 478

"A New Map of China, From the Latest Authorities", Cary, John

Subject: China

Period: 1811 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
20.2 x 18.3 inches
51.3 x 46.5 cm
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Handsome copper-engraved map with immense detail, including all of Korea and Hainan Island. The provinces are delineated by color. Locates the great wall, names Peking, etc.

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Condition: B

Dark impression on thick paper with wide margins. Some offsetting in blank areas and lightly toned along centerfold, else very good.

Estimate: $150 - $200

Unsold

Closed on 6/11/2003

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