Antique French Map of Asia Including China Indoneseia India, 1783

Super Rare Antique French Map of Chine and the Chinese Empire, 1780 Very nice map of Asia. 1780 Made by Bonne. Additional information: Type: Map ...

From my own collection I offer this impressive Antique print of the city of Malakka A very interesting piece for collectors . It is an museum piece from the Dutch Institute of Orien...

Porcelain__Oriental Continental and British (Porcelain of All Countries) Hobson, R.L. Title: Porcelain__Oriental Continental and British … Publisher: Archibald Constable & Co. Ltd,...

Antique Chinese Rice Pit painting of a Boat Top Quality Canton, 19th Century. Fabulous painting. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Type:...

Antique map titled 'L'Asie selon les nouvelles observations de Messrs de l'Academie des Sciences etc'. The main focus of this important and scarce map of Asia is the delineation of the northeast part of the continent from Jesuit sources. The northeast coast is severely truncated with the discoveries of Nicolas Witsen shown, and the partial coastlines of Jesso and Compagnies Land are depicted to the north of Japan. Inset in the North Pacific is a map of that same region based on the information from Father Martino Martini. It shows Jesso connected to the mainland with a narrow strait between it and a huge Compagnies Land. An inset below, taken from Father Ferdinand Verbiest, illustrates the road between Peking and Kirin and Nincrita. Father Verbiest's world map of 1674, which he compiled for the Chinese, subsequently led to the Jesuits obtaining a commission to make a comprehensive topographical...

Antique map titled 'Nuova Carta dell Asia'. Decorative map of Asia. Published by I. Tirion, circa 1760.

Dutch edition of Sanson's map of Asia. Shows a large, dramatic version of Terre de Jesso, drawn from the discoveries of the Maarten de Vries expedition of 1643.

Antique map titled 'Totius Asiae Continens (..).' On this map of continental Asia and the adjacent islands Japan is shown with an oversized Terra Iedso (Hokkaido) connected with Honshu via a narrow isthmus. The Compagnie Land of the de Vries expedition is shown above, separated by a narrow strait named after the explorer. Nova Zembla is depicted correctly as an island, but the northeastern part of Siberia, the Chukchi peninsula and Kamchatka are missing. A portion of Australia is shown as Nova Hollandia...