Robert de Vaugondy’s Map of China Printed Area Measurement_76.5 x 56 cm sheet size is by Permission humbly dedicated

is by Permission humbly dedicated by his obedient Servant Wm

Spencer Pryse and McDonald Gill

There were a number of editions

each dissected into 21 panels and laid on linen

Buckingham Palace

Robert de Vaugondy’s Map of China Printed Area Measurement_76.5 x 56 cm sheet size is by Permission humbly dedicatedLEmpire de la Chine dress dapres les Cartes de lAtlas Chinois This detailed and relatively accurate map of China, Korea and Taiwan was derived from the series of maps in the French Jesuit Jean Baptiste du Haldes 1735 Description, and published in the Atlas Universel. Condition & Materials Copper engraving, 49. 5 x 55 cm, dated within the elaborate rococo cartouche, original hand colour in outline, marginal spotting, blank verso. References Pedley, Bel