- Bib ID:
- 7894477
- Format:
- Map
- Author:
- Du Halde, J.-B. (Jean-Baptiste), 1674-1743
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Scale:
- Scale approximately 1:2,414,016 (E 75°00ʹ--E 81°00ʹ/N 34°00ʹ--N 27°00ʹ).
- Description:
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- [London, England] : [Printed by T. Gardner in Bartholomew-Close, for Edward Cave, at St. John's Gate], [1738]
- 1 map ; 38.3 x 30.0 cm, on sheet 44.5 x 36.3 cm
- Notes:
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- Shows towns, rivers, lakes and mountain ranges. Relief shown pictorially.
- "This map drawn by the Lama Mathematicians & corrected by ey Missionaries in 1717, is inscribed by the editor, to David Polhill Esqr. Member of Parliament for Rochester.".
- "The country to the south & west of Mount Kentais, where the travells of ey Lama Mathematicians end, is layed down from Report of the Natives. N.B. Dfaprong or Chaprong is doubtless ey Ciapharanga or Chafarang ef pere Antony Andradas.".
- Original copperplate engraving.
- Prime meridian: Paris.
- From the English edition of Jean Baptiste Du Halde's Description de la Chine et de la tartarie Chinoise, Volume 2.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-888982125
- Subject:
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- Time Coverage:
- 1717-1738
- Other authors/contributors:
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- Also Titled:
- Tibet exhibiting the origin of the Ganges
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
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- Artistic
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1743
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1738
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