14th May, 2024 11:30
Chinese and Japanese Works of Art
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A MAP OF CHINA PUBLISHED BY D'ANVILLE IN HIS ATLAS NOUVELLE ATLAS DE CHINE, PARIS, CIRCA 1730
ink and colour on paper, framed and glazed, image 62 by 53cm
Footnote: In 1708-1716, the Kangxi emperor ordered a surveying of China. A copy of these surveys were sent back to Paris and the Royal cartographer D' Anville was commissioned to draw this map, which was the first really reasonably accurate picture of that remote land.
巴黎，约1730年，唐维尔《中国新图集》中地图一张
Sold for £400
ink and colour on paper, framed and glazed, image 62 by 53cm
Footnote: In 1708-1716, the Kangxi emperor ordered a surveying of China. A copy of these surveys were sent back to Paris and the Royal cartographer D' Anville was commissioned to draw this map, which was the first really reasonably accurate picture of that remote land.
Auction: Chinese and Japanese Works of Art, 14th May, 2024
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