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D’Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Nouvel atlas de la Chine, de la Tartarie Chinoise, et du Thibet. The Hague: H. Scheurleer, 1737
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Folio (533 x 365mm.), title (incorporating contents list) printed in red and black, 42 engraved maps, some double-page or folding, contemporary outline colour, contemporary red morocco, [cf. Phillips, Atlases 3189; National Maritime Museum Catalogue 3, 198; Cordier (Sinica) 48-49; Lust 155], some worming affecting text rather than maps, several maps repaired with loss reinstated with pen and ink, some browning, binding soiled; sold not subject to return
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
D'Anville's atlas volume can be regarded as the second western atlas of China, following on from that of Martinus Martini, and the first scientific mapping of China, deriving from a triangulated survey carried out by French Jesuits, at the behest of the Emperor Kang Hsi. It forms the most important cartographic record of China from the eighteenth century.