China. Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d, 1697-1782; (Kitchin, Thomas); Robert Laurie & James Whittle, 1794


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Full Title: The Empire of China, with its principal divisions; drawn from the surveys made by the Jesuits; with improvements and additions, from the maps of Monsr. D'Anville. London, Published by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, as the act directs 12th May, 1794.

Author: Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d, 1697-1782; (Kitchin, Thomas); Robert Laurie & James Whittle

Date: 1794

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Author: Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d, 1697-1782; (Kitchin, Thomas); Robert Laurie & James Whittle

Date: 1794

Short Title: China.

Publisher: London: Laurie & Whittle

Type: Atlas Map

Object Height cm: 48

Object Width cm: 63

Scale 1: 6,200,000

Note: Hand colored engraved map. Relief shown pictorially.

Country: China ; Korea

Full Title: The Empire of China, with its principal divisions; drawn from the surveys made by the Jesuits; with improvements and additions, from the maps of Monsr. D'Anville. London, Published by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, as the act directs 12th May, 1794.

List No: 2310.070

Page No: (59)

Series No: 72

Published In: (A new universal atlas, exhibiting all the empires, kingdoms, states, republics, &c. &c. in the whole World; being a complete collection of the most approved maps extant; corrected with the greatest care, and augmented from the last edition of D'Anville and Robert (de Vaugondy) with many improvements by Major James Rennel, and other eminent geographers, including all the tracks and new discoveries of the British circumnavigators, Biron, Wallis, Carteret, Captain James Cook, Vancouver, Perouse, &c. &c. 6th Ed. ... London, R. Laurie & J. Whittle, 1802)

Publication Author: Kitchin, Thomas; Robert Laurie & James Whittle

Publication Date: 1802

Publication Reference: P699. Cf Shirley R. Maps in the atlases of the British Library, T.LAU-1c (1799 ed.); NMM 375 (3rd ed. 1801)

Publication Note: See note field above.

Publication List No: 2310.000

Publication Type: World Atlas

Publication Maps: 76

Publication Height cm: 57

Publication Width cm: 41

Image No: 2310070

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