Detailed map of northern Korea

VANDERMAELEN, Philippe.

Corée.
Brussels, 1827. Original colour. 490 x 580mm.

A map of Korea north of the 36th Parallel, published in the 'Atlas Universel de Geographie', the first atlas to have every map on the same scale, 1:1,641,836. Because of this standardisation it was the first time that some areas of the world were shown with any detail. Despite this the coast of the Yellow Sea is still not accurate, and neither Seoul or Pyongyang are named as such. However 'King-Ki-Tao' is given prominence, and elsewhere it is descrtibed as the capital. Also marked is the route of William Amherst, sent as ambassador to China in 1816, on board HMS Alceste.
An uncommon map.


Stock ID : 19574