Old China map. Hang-Tcheu-Fou - Hang-chew-Fu Bellin 1764
Title: Grundrifs der Stadt Hang-Tcheu-Fou oder Hang-chew-Fu. Haupstadt in der Provinz Gehe-Kiang. Aus dem P. de Halde.
Description: Old antique plan of China by Jean Baptiste for Berlin atlas German edition. The map is hand colored and coperplate engraved after information from Jean-Baptiste Du Halde . Du Halde was a French Jesuit historian specializing in China.He collected seventeen Jesuit missionaries' reports and provided encyclopedic survey of the history, culture and society of China and "Chinese Tartary,".
Cartographer: Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 – 21 March 1772) Bellin was born in Paris. He was hydrographer of France's hydrographic office, member of the Académie de Marine and of the Royal Society of London. Over a 50 year career, he produced a large number of maps of particular interest to the Ministère de la Marine. Published in the German edition by Bellin.
16th -17th -18th-19th Century antique original engraved prints A Certificate of Authenticity ( COA ) will be supplied on request. We ship our antique items across the world. Size: Sheet app.: 19.5 x 25 cm. 7.5 x 9.75 inches. Image app.: 16 x 21 cm. 6.25 x 8.25 inches Condition: Very good.
