Asie. Partie de la Chine. No. 59
Brussels: Vandermaelen, Phillipe Marie, 1827.
Map. Large format lithograph with original hand outline color. Image measures 18.75" x 19 1/8". Sheet measures 21" x 27". Shows some foxing and a few tears to edges.
Beautifully detailed map that shows Bejing ("Pekin") and surrounding provinces. Mountains are delicately treated with hachure marks and major rivers and waterways are also shown. From Vandermaelen's 6 volume "Atlas universel de geographie physique, politique, statistique et mineralogique, sur l'echelle de 1/16411836". The atlas was the first to map the world on a uniform scale; maps were meant to join together to form a huge globe.Phillippe Marie Vandermaelen (1795-1869) was a Belgian cartographer and publisher. This map is a fine example of his work.
Binding: Unbound
Condition: Very Good
Language: English
Price: $450.00
Item #283421