Antique Map of China, Korea, Japan and the Northern Philippines, circa 1780

Antique map titled 'Carte de L'Empire de la Chine.' Decorative map of the Empire of China, depicting China, Corea ( Korea ), Japan, Tonquin and the Philippine island Lucon. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists and Engravers: Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795 ) was one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century. In 1773 he succeeded Jacques Bellin as Royal Cartographer to France in the office of the Hydrographer at the Depôt de la Marine. Working in his official capacity Bonne compiled some of the most detailed and accurate maps of the period. Bonne's work represents an important step in the evolution of the cartographic ideology away from the decorative work of the 17th and early 18th century towards a more detail oriented and practical aesthetic. With regard to the rendering of terrain Bonne maps...

Antique map titled 'Les Isles Philippines, celle de Formose, le Sud de la Chine, les Royaumes de Tunkin, de Cochinchine, de Cambode, de Siam des Laos, avec partie de Pegu et D'Ava'. ...

Detailed map of the Northern portion of the Philippines, extending from Batanes and Babuyanes to Mindonoro and Masbate, and centered on Luzon. One of the most detailed maps of the pe...

Antique map titled 'A New Map of Chinese & Independent Tartary'. Beautiful map of Chinese Tartary, Korea and Japan. Artists and Engravers: John Cary (1755-1835) was a British car...

Antique map titled 'Nova et Vera Exhibitio Geographica Insularum Marianarum (..)'. Rare and very attractive map of the Mariana Islands, Philippines, Ko...

A fine example of Rigobert Bonne and Guilleme Raynal’s 1780 map of northwestern Africa or the Barbary Coast. Includes the modern day countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and parts of adjacent Spain, Italy and Greece. This map was made in response to European interest in the region due to coastal attacks and incursions by the Barbary Pirates...

Great map of Italy Copper-plate engraving Published C.1780 Unframed.

Great map of Asia Copper-plate engraving Published C.1780 Two small worm holes to right side of map Unframed.

Great map of India Copper-plate engraving Published C.1780 Three small worm holes to right side of map and one bottom left corner Unframed.

Great map of South America Copper-plate engraving Published C.1780 Two small worm holes to left side of map Unframed.

Great map of China Drawn under the direction of Arrowsmith Copper-plate engraving Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1820 Unfr...

Super map of Spain and Portugal Copper plate engraving by A. Bell Published, circa 1790. Unframed.