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Auction 181, Lot 631

"VIIIe. Feuille de la Tartarie Chinoise, qui est le Commencement du Pais des Tartares Eluts, de l'Extremite Occidentale de Celui des Kalkas", Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'

Subject: Mongolia

Period: 1737 (published)

Publication: Nouvel Atlas de la Chine, de la Tartarie Chinoise, et du Thibet

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.5 x 11.3 inches
47 x 28.7 cm
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This map shows part of Mongolia ruled by the Kalka Tartars. D'Anville assembled maps of China compiled from an extensive Jesuit survey carried out in 1708-16 for the Emperor Kang-Shi, which were published in Jean Baptiste du Halde's Description Geographique Historique... de l'Empire de la Chine et de la Tartarie Chinoise in 1735. It remained the principal cartographical authority on China during the rest of the 18th century. The missionaries used local sources and personal observation to prepare these incredibly detailed maps. The maps were then re-engraved by D'Anville for a Dutch market two years later and published in an atlas volume, Nouvel Atlas de la Chine, de la Tartarie Chinoise, et du Thibet.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.HALD-3a #26.

Condition: A

A sharp impression with light soiling along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $100

Closed on 2/10/2021

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