"[Lot of 4] Carte de Karazm, Turkestan, et Grande Bukharie, pour Servir a l'Histoire Generale des Voyages... [and] Carte du Grand Thibet... [and] Carte de l'Empire de Hya et Partie de Tangut... [and] Carte de la Petite Bukharie et Pays Voisins...", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

This lot of four maps covers the area along the Silk Road from the Caspian Sea into Tibet, Mongolia, and China. Each of the maps includes lake, rivers, place names, mountains, and more. The Gobi Desert and the former Khanate of Bukhara are prominently featured. The Great Wall of China is depicted on the map of Xianjiang and Tibet. All the maps feature alternate Dutch titles along the bottom of the sheet. Engraved by J. van Schley.

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Condition: A

All sheets feature crisp impressions issued folding on watermarked paper with just a hint of toning.