COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon, 1697-1782
Date:
1737
Short Title:
IVe. Feuille particuliere de la Tartarie Chinoise
Publisher:
Henri Scheurleer
Publisher Location:
La Haye
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
29
Obj Width cm:
48
Scale 1:
2,000,000
Note:
4th. Map of the Chinese Tartary, shows part of the Gobi or Cha-Mo desert as far westward as the city of Hami. Relief shown pictorially.
Reference:
Tooley, AD: 36-38, 292; QZ: 120.
Country:
China
Region:
Tartary
Subject:
Administrative and political divisions
Full Title:
IVe. Feuille particuliere de la Tartarie Chinoise : occupee par une partie du Cobi ou Cha-Mo desert sabloneux, jusques à la Ville de Hami. (to accompany) Nouvel atlas de la Chine, de la Tartarie chinoise, et du Thibet. Redigees par Mr. d’ Anville. M D CC XXX VII (1737).
List No:
13322.048
Page No:
39
Series No:
48
Engraver or Printer:
Scheurleer, Henri
Publication Author:
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon, 1697-1782
Pub Date:
1737
Pub Title:
Nouvel atlas de la Chine, de la Tartarie chinoise, et du Thibet : Contenant les cartes generales et particulieÌres de ces pays, ainsi que la carte du royaume de Coree … Redigees par Mr. d’ Anville. Precede d'une description de la Boucharie, par un Officier Suedois qui a fait quelque sejour dans ce Pays. A la Haye, chez Henri Scheurleer. M D CC XXX VII (1737).
Pub Reference:
Tooley, AD: 36-38, 292; QZ: 120.
Pub Note:
New atlas of China, Chinese Tartary and Tibet. drawn up by Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d’Anville. The first edition of "the principal cartographic authority on China during the 18th century". It was the second major atlas of China produced in Europe following the Martini/ Blaeu Novus Atlas Sinensis 1655. Atlas composed of general & special maps of these countries, as well as the map of the Kingdom of Korea. Includes engraved title page, with index “Liste et ordre des cartes comprises dans cet atlas”,12 pages of descriptive text by a Swedish officer and 42 engraved maps, with decorative cartouches and compass roses. Some maps bound out of sequence, some folded and some outline hand color. Descriptive text on some maps. Includes a general map of Tibet together with 9 regional maps and 12 maps of Chinese Tartary. Maps 3, 11, 12 show Great Wall of China. Map 18 shows Japan. Maps show topography, vegetation, waterways, ports, roads. Some maps include notes. Relief shown pictorially. D'Anville's maps also appeared in du Halde's1732 "Description geographique historique...de l'Empire de la Chine et de la Tartarie Chinoise." Based on Jesuit sources, D'Anville's maps remained the definitive European rendering of China's provinces until the end of the 19th century. "The Kangxi Emperor employed Jesuit brothers (1708–18) to produce maps of the provinces of China using a combination
of Western and Chinese survey methods. The maps were completed by 1721. They were sent back to Europe and
became the basis for maps of China produced by Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d’Anville in 1735. The main changes from
traditional Chinese mapping were to use latitude and longitude as primary coordinates, map them using a spherical
projection, and use astronomical measurements of latitude and longitude to establish baselines. Changes in latitude and
longitude were found using traditional metric survey and relationships between distance north–south and latitude and
distance east–west and longitude to convert to degrees." (David L.B. Jung) See full article by Jung here https://rumsey3.s3.…
of Western and Chinese survey methods. The maps were completed by 1721. They were sent back to Europe and
became the basis for maps of China produced by Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d’Anville in 1735. The main changes from
traditional Chinese mapping were to use latitude and longitude as primary coordinates, map them using a spherical
projection, and use astronomical measurements of latitude and longitude to establish baselines. Changes in latitude and
longitude were found using traditional metric survey and relationships between distance north–south and latitude and
distance east–west and longitude to convert to degrees." (David L.B. Jung) See full article by Jung here https://rumsey3.s3.…
Pub List No:
13322.000
Pub Type:
National Atlas
Pub Height cm:
57
Pub Width cm:
40
Image No:
13322048.jp2
Authors:
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon, 1697-1782
