A large and detailed 18th century map of the Far East

ANVILLE, Jean Baptiste B. D'.

Seconde Partie de la Carte d'Asie, contenant La Chine et partie de la Tartarie, L'Inde au de la du Gange, Les Isles Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Moluques, Philippines, et du Japon.
Paris, 1752. Original colour with additions on the cartouche. Two sheets conjoined, total 980 x 695mm.

A large map of eastern Asia, engraved by Guillaume de la Haye. It shows from Burma east to Japan and south to Java and Timor. Vietnam, China, Korea, the Philippines and Japan are shown in the best detail, although Hokkaido is shown as the vague 'Jesso'. The Malay Peninsula. Cambodia, Sumatra, Borneo, Celebes and western New Guinea are also shown, but with less information in their interiors.


Stock ID : 22799