(Covers to) Haikou Quantu 海口全圖 [Complete Map of Sea Ports]. Wanguo tu & Wukou Yanhai Shuilu Quantu 萬國圖 & 五口沿海水路全圖 [Map of 10,000 Countries & Complete Map of the Five Coastal Estuaries].

• Main Author: Anonymous
• Format: Map
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1800
• Subjects: Arctic Ocean
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"A fine hand-coloured manuscript map painted on paper with numerous annotations in Chinese. Map measuring 665x30cm, mounted on paper as a handscroll, empty pink mica-flecked frontispiece (detached), housed in a 20th century wooden box. Occasional light creasing, a few very minor marginal tears, but otherwise in very good condition. Some English annotation written in pencil. Three red seals of the map production supervisor (新三益號監製) along the upper edge. N.p., n.d. [but early 19th century]. This rare manuscript military map follows the pattern established during the 18th century: It opens with a map of the eastern hemisphere, showing Europe incl. Germany (Huangqi 黄祁), Denmark (Linyin吝因 - the stingy one!), Holland (Helan 荷兰), France (Folangxi 佛兰西), England (Yingjili 英机黎) & Portugal (Putaoya 葡萄牙), Africa, Arabia, India, Russia, China, Japan, and South East Asia. Further south is Australia (Dashishan 大石山, Great Stone Mountain) with a note on the left stating that “on the northern shore of this place ‘Great Stone Mountain’ you can anchor boats” (此處大 石山向北塢內可泊船) and to its right is another un-named continent (“no traces of humans can be found” 人迹不到處). Of the Arctic Ocean, it is said: “For six months in the year this sea is without water and for six months the day has no evening.”. The concept of an eastern hemisphere is clearly based on Western cartography, however, the map as such is based on a Chinese Geography entitled Hai guo wen jian lu (海國聞見錄) by Chen Lunjiong (?-1751, Admiral of the Guangdong Navy) first published in 1744. Throughout the 18th century Chen was instrumental in stepping up the construction of fortifications in strategically important locations along the coast and this map documents his lasting influence. The Eastern Hemisphere is followed by a long continuous coastal chart stretching from the Manchu capital Mukden (now Shenyang) down to Vietnam: It provides details of geographical features like mountains, islands, reefs, sandbanks, and harbours. It indicates the location of coastal towns and ...