97     JANSSON, J / VAN LOON, J. Imperii Sinarum Nova Descriptio. ( Amsterdam, ca. 1680) Déchirure en haut à droite sur 6 cm à l'int. de la carte, consolidée. - Repair of split (6 cm into the map) re-inforced with tape. 470 x 530 mm.

550 - 650 €
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¤ Carte de Chine, représentant également Taiwan et la Corée.
- A very decorative map of China. In the ocean, six vessels are depicted. Title cartouche on the lower left hand corner.
Joannes van Loon was an accomplished mathematician and astronomer. His first cartographic involvement's were with Theunis Jacobsz during the 1640s.

98     BELLIN, J.N. L'Empire de La Chine. ( Paris, 1748) Petites taches brunes, rousseurs. - A few brown spots. 290 x 403 mm.

150 - 200 €
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¤ Attractive map of China with Korea and Taiwan. Decorative title cartouches in three corners.

99     JANSSON, J. Iunnan, Queicheu, Quangsi, et Quantung.. ( Amsterdam, ca. 1680) Col. Petite déchirure restaurée en haut à droite 2 cm à l'int. de la carte. - Repair of tear on upper right margin, 2 cm into engraved area. 463 x 525 mm.

550 - 650 €
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¤ Carte représentant la partie sud de la Chine. - A beautifully engraved map of Southern China covering Hainan and the Pearl River Delta with Macao and the islands around present-day Hong Kong.

100     CORONELLI, V.M. Chekiang, e Kiangsi… ( Venise, 1695) Col. Sur papier fort. - On heavy paper. 455 x 600 mm.

400 - 500 €
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¤ Coronelli used Jesuit information for his maps. This was the first detailed provincial survey of China since those compiled by Jesuit superior Martino Martini.

101     CORONELLI, V.M. Xansi, e Xensi.. ( Venise, 1695) Col. Sur papier fort. - On heavy paper. Hand col. 465 x 610 mm.

400 - 500 €
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¤ An attractive map of this north-western province with a prominent Great Wall. Coronelli used Jesuit information for his maps. This was the first detailed provincial survey of China since those compiled by Jesuit superior Martino Martini.

102     L'ISLE, G. de. Carte de Tartarie. ( Paris, Chez l'Auteur sur le Quai de l'Horloge a l'Aigle d'or, 1706) Limites en col. ancien. Petite déchirure aux extrémités du pli central. 483 x 634 mm.

200 - 250 €
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¤ Carte d'Asie centrale et septentrionale, délimitée au sud par la Corée, le Tibet et le nord de L'Inde. - Detailed map covering north east Asia, Tibet, Korea and part of Terre d' Eso.
Nova Zembla joined with the mainland.

104     BELLIN, J.N. Carte de L'Empire du Japon. ( Paris, 1752) A few brown spots. 215 x 310 mm.

100 - 150 €
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¤ A fine map of Japan embellished with fine baroque cartouche. Bellin influenced other cartographers with his erroneous portrayals of Japan. This is seen in the distortion of the Noto peninsula as well as the exaggerated size of the Oki Islands. - Campbell 67; OAG 101.