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Auction 203, Lot 658

Price Reduced by $100

"L'Empire de la Chine Dresse d'Apres les Cartes de l'Atlas Chinois", Robert de Vaugondy, Didier

Subject: China & Korea

Period: 1751 (dated)

Publication: Atlas Universel

Color: Hand Color

Size:
20.6 x 18.9 inches
52.3 x 48 cm
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This is a very handsome and finely engraved map with minute political and topographical detail. The large title cartouche is resplendent in the French style with musicians, a dancer, and various accoutrements representative of the country. This early edition retains the 1751 date and privilege, which were removed from the cartouche in later editions.

References: Pedley #408.

Condition: B+

A sharp impression with contemporary outline color on a bright sheet with a small birdhouse watermark. There are a few creases that have been pressed flat, and the map has been fully backed in thin archival tissue to repair a short tear within the palm trees of the title cartouche and another short tear in the bottom margin.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $100

Closed on 4/23/2025

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