拍品 245
  • 245

DINGLE AND FRUIN, NEW ATLAS OF CHINA, [1917-1929]

估價
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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描述

  • New Atlas of China. With bi-lingual indexes complete. Shanghai: Far Eastern Geographical Establishment, [c.1917-1929]
Folio (524 x 385mm.), 24 coloured maps (11 double-page), English and Chinese index, manuscript map loosely inserted, publisher's brown half morocco over printed boards, covers lightly stained, 7 maps with small loss to blank upper margin only, occasional dampstaining to lower margins and boards

Condition

Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, 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."

拍品資料及來源

Attractive atlas showing the provinces of China, with maps in English and Chinese. “Like the system of postal romanization that this map uses fro transliteration of Chinese names, the work is both a product and a tool of Western commercial and political expansion into China. Around 1917 the editors compiled the map, probably with the assistance of unnamed Chinese collaborators, under the auspices of the Far Eastern Geographic Establishment, Shanghai. This institution, which operated from 1915 to 1929, was one of the many organistaions run by foreign sojourners who flocked to Shanghai in search of profit and adventure after the First Opium War and the designation of the city as a treaty port in 1843 ... Dingle and Fruin’s primary concerns were not those of academic cartogaphers but rather those of expatriate businessmen.” (All Under Heaven).