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Auction 178, Lot 483
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"L'Empire de la Chine d'Apres l'Atlas Chinois, avec les Isles du Japon", Bonne/Lattre

Subject: China, Korea & Japan

Period: 1787 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Moderne

Color: Hand Color

Size:
17.4 x 12.1 inches
44.2 x 30.7 cm
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Beautifully engraved, decorative map of the Chinese Empire that includes Taiwan, Coree, and Haynan. It extends to include the Korean Peninsula and the southern islands of Japan, showing an oversized Okinawa (Lequeo). The decorative rococo-style cartouche features a Chinese gentleman sitting under a parasol, holding a bird and smoking a pipe.

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Condition: A

A nice impression with contemporary color and the watermark of a Maltese cross encircled in rosary beads. There is a short centerfold separation in the bottom blank margin and minor toning along the centerfold and edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $240 - $300

Sold for: $325

Closed on 6/10/2020

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