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CHEN XINTANG-NANHAI CHENXIN
[Map of the World], in Chinese, [1885]. Hand-coloured woodcut wallmap of the world, on four sheets, joined, overall 960 x 1750mm, the double hemisphere world map surmounted by title, and text, the map in western form showing principal countries, major cities, rivers and mountains, western part of Asia defined by a clear red line through Russia, around Turkey and the Levant, seas showing the track of a diplomatic mission to Sydney and Venezuela. (Some light wear along old folds, laid down on modern linen.)
[Map of the World], in Chinese, [1885]. Hand-coloured woodcut wallmap of the world, on four sheets, joined, overall 960 x 1750mm, the double hemisphere world map surmounted by title, and text, the map in western form showing principal countries, major cities, rivers and mountains, western part of Asia defined by a clear red line through Russia, around Turkey and the Levant, seas showing the track of a diplomatic mission to Sydney and Venezuela. (Some light wear along old folds, laid down on modern linen.)
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Please note the date of this map is 1855, not 1885 as stated in the catalogue.