Subject: China, Korea & Japan
Period: 1762 (published)
Publication: Atlas Moderne
Color: Hand Color
Size:
17.6 x 12.3 inches
44.7 x 31.2 cm
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 crisp impression with contemporary color on a watermarked sheet with a couple of minor spots and several tiny worm holes, two of which are in the image.