Carte de L'entree de la Riviere de Canton. Dressee sur les Observations les plus recentes

by Jacques Nicolas Bellin, Cartographer

A$295 · Offered by Asia Bookroom

[Paris]. (circa 1749). Black and white engraved map on laid paper showing entrance to Pearl/Canton river, Macao and the area which would become Hong Kong (Sinn-gan-hien), folded, designed by the prominent French cartographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. This map is No. 16, Vol. 5, from the impressive 15-volume "Histoire Generale des Voyages"..... More

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