China map, Lan-Tcheou or Lan-Chew river Old map by Bellin 1748
Title: Lan-Tcheou ou Lan-Chew - Can Tcheou ou Kan-Chew - Tchin-Ywen-Fou ou Chin-Ywen-Fu.
Description: Old antique map China, Lan-Tcheou or Lan-Chew river in the province Chensi on the Hoang Ho and an-Tcheou or Kan-Chew rivers in the province Chensi with fortifications. The map is copperplate engraved with hand coloring and published in Antonine de Prevost d' Exile's Histoire generale des voyages 1748. Lan-Tcheou or Lan-Chew river in the province Chensi.
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 Antonine de Prevost d' Exile's Histoire generale des voyages.
Size: Leaf app.: 31.5 x 25 cm. 12.75 x 9.75 inches. Image app.: 28 x 21 cm. 11 x 8.25 inches. Condition: Fine map in overall very good condition, folds as published, part border remargined. A Certificate of Authenticity ( COA ) will be supplied on request.
