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Auction 199, Lot 624
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"China According to the Newest and Most Exact Observations", Moll, Herman

Subject: China, Korea & Japan

Period: 1712 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Geographus...

Color: Black & White

Size:
10 x 7.1 inches
25.4 x 18 cm
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This elegant copper engraved map, done in Moll's distinctive style, presents the Korean peninsula, severely truncated, and only part of Japan. China is divided into provinces with the Great Wall separating it from Tartary which contains The Sandy Desert of Xamo. The Sea of Corea separates Korea from Japan. Title is in simple block.

References: McCorkle (18th C. Geography Books) #9-15 (Vol. 3); Shirley (BL Atlases) T.MOLL-3a #69.

Condition: B

A crisp impression issued folding on a moderately toned sheet with light foxing.

Estimate: $150 - $180

Sold for: $100

Closed on 9/11/2024

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