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The city is located in the northern part of the province on the north bank of the Qiantang River estuary at the head of Hangzhou Bay. It has water communications with the interior of Zhejiang to the south, is the southern terminus of the Grand Canal, and is linked to the network of canals and waterways that cover the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) delta area to the north. The city stands at the eastern foot of a scenic range of hills, the Tianmu (“Eye of Heaven”) Mountains, and on the shore of the famous Xi (West) Lake, celebrated in poetry and paintings for its beauty and a favourite imperial retreat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe county of Qiantang was first established at this site under the Qin dynasty (221–207 BCE) but did not start developing until the 4th and 5th centuries CE, when the Yangtze River delta area began to be settled. A prefecture named Hangzhou was created there in 589, during the Sui dynasty (581–618), which is the source of the city’s name. It became a major local centre with the completion of the Jiangnan Canal (then the southern section of the Grand Canal) in 609. During the Ten Kingdoms (Shiguo) period (907–960), Hangzhou was the capital of the state of Wu-Yue. In the later Song period (960–1279), northern China fell to the Jin (Juchen) dynasty (1115–1234); from 1127 the Song rulers were confined to southern China, and they made Hangzhou (then known as Lin’an) their capital. A centre of commerce, it was visited in the late 13th century by the Venetian traveler Marco Polo, who called it Kinsai, or Quinsay; it then had an estimated population of 1 million to 1.5 million.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough it never again reached the peak of importance that it had achieved as capital of the Nan (Southern) Song, Hangzhou remained important. Under the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911\/12) dynasties, it was a superior prefecture, in addition to being the provincial capital of Zhejiang. It became immensely wealthy, being at the centre of a fertile rice-growing area as well as being the site of the most important silk industries in China. It also was famous as a centre of culture, producing numerous writers, painters, and poets. Its importance as a port dwindled, however, as Hangzhou Bay gradually silted up and as its outport, Ganpu, became useless. From the 14th century its trade gradually shifted to Ningbo to the southeast on the southern shore of the bay and, in the 19th century, to the new city of Shanghai, some 100 miles (160 km) to the northeast at the mouth of the Yangtze. 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Zhejiang is bordered by the Jiangsu province and the Shanghai municipality to the north, the Anhui province to the northwest, the Jiangxi province to the west, and the Fujian province to the south. To the east is the East China Sea, beyond which lies the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZhejiang was finally conquered by the Mongols in the late 13th century who later established the short lived Yuan Dynasty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Ming dynasty, which drove out the Mongols in 1368, finally established the present day province of Zhejiang with its borders having little changes since this establishment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs in other coastal provinces, number of fortresses were constructed along the Zhejiang coast during the early Ming to defend the land against pirate incursions. Some of them have been preserved or restored, such as Pucheng in the south of the province (Cangnan County).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnder the late Ming dynasty and the Qing dynasty that followed it, Zhejiang\\'s ports were important centers of international trade.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1727 the to-min or \\'idle people\\' of Cheh Kiang province (a Ningpo name still existing), the yoh-hu or \\'music people\\' of Shanxi province, the si-min or \\'small people\\' of Kiang Su (Jiangsu) province, and the Tanka people or \\'egg-people\\' of Canton (to this day the boat population there), were all freed from their social disabilities, and allowed to count as free men. Cheh Kiang is another romanization for Zhejiang. The Duomin are a caste of outcasts in this province.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the First Opium War, the British navy defeated Eight Banners forces at Ningboand Dinghai. Under the terms of the Treaty of Nanking, signed in 1843, Ningbo became one of the five Chinese treaty ports opened to virtually unrestricted foreign trade. Much of Zhejiang came under the control of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom during the Taiping Rebellion, which resulted in a considerable loss of life in the north-western and central parts of the province, sparing the rest of Zhejiang from the disastrous depopulation that occurred. In 1876, Wenzhou became Zhejiang\\'s second treaty port. Jianghuai Mandarin speakers later came to settle in these depopulated regions of northern Zhejiang.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJinhua\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a prefecture-level city in central Zhejiang province in eastern China. It borders the provincial capital of Hangzhou to the northwest, Quzhou to the southwest, Lishui to the south, Taizhou to the east, and Shaoxing to the northeast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe history of Jinhua dates back to the 2nd century BC, when it was a county subordinate to Shaoxing. It was given the name Jinhua under the Sui dynasty in AD 598 and later became the seat of a prefecture. The present city and its walls date to the time of the Mongol emperors in 1352.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe most famous native of Jinhua is Huang Chuping, a Daoist holy man of the 4th century and reputed immortal whose descendants still live in the area. Wuyang Shan (Reclining Sheep Mountain) is said to be a sheep which was turned to stone by Huang, a trick which he learned through his years of diligently studying Daoism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEconomically Jinhua has always prospered from its position as the regional collecting and processing center for agricultural and forestry products (chiefly rice and bamboo). It is currently the second most important grain producing area in Zhejiang. In 1985 Jinhua was promoted to City status, and now is responsible for administering four cities, four counties and a district. Animals raised there include dairy cattle, meat hogs (for the production of Jinhua ham, a famous local product for 900 years) and honeybees. 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(Ref: Tooley, M\u0026amp;B)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003e Paper color: - White\u003cbr\u003e Age of map color: - Original\u003cbr\u003e Colors used: - Yellow, pink, green\u003cbr\u003e General color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003e Paper size: - 55in x 22 1\/2in (1.25m x 570mm)\u003cbr\u003e Plate size: - 43in x 21in (1.10mm x 535mm)\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - Min 1in (25mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - None\u003cbr\u003e Plate area: - Light creasing \u0026amp; soiling along L\u0026amp;R folds\u003cbr\u003e Verso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jean Baptiste Bourguignon D'Anville","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19533582785,"sku":"50604","price":525.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/50604-1.jpg?v=1689924993"},{"product_id":"1757-bellin-antique-map-plan-the-city-of-koyto-or-meaco-japan-old-imperial-city","title":"1757 Prevost \u0026 Schley Antique Map City of Koyto or Meaco Japan Old Imperial City","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlan de Ville de Meaco\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef # : 61061\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e14in x 10in (355mm x 255mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1757\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis fine, original copper-plate engraved antique map a plan of the Japanese city of Koyto or Meaco by Jakob van Schley in 1757 was published in Antoine François Prevosts 15 volumes of Histoire Generale des Voyages written by Prevost \u0026amp; other authors between 1746-1790.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKyoto is a city located in the central part of the island of Honshu, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the Imperial capital of Japan for more than one thousand years, it is now the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture located in the Kansai region.\u003cbr\u003eDuring the 8th century, when powerful Buddhist clergy became involved in the affairs of the Imperial government, Emperor Kanmu chose to relocate the capital in order to distance it from the clerical establishment in Nara. His last choice for the site was the village of Uda, in the Kadono district of Yamashiro Province.\u003cbr\u003eThe new city, Heian-kyo a scaled replica of the then Tang capital Chang\\'an, became the seat of Japan\\'s imperial court in 794, beginning the Heian period of Japanese history. Although military rulers established their governments either in Kyoto (Muromachi shogunate) or in other cities such as Kamakura (Kamakura shogunate) and Edo (Tokugawa shogunate), Kyoto remained Japan\\'s capital until the transfer of the imperial court to Tokyo in 1869 at the time of the Imperial Restoration.\u003cbr\u003eThe city suffered extensive destruction in the Onin War of 1467–1477, and did not really recover until the mid-16th century. During the Onin War, the shugo collapsed, and power was divided among the military families. Battles between samurai factions spilled into the streets, and came to involve the court nobility (kuge) and religious factions as well. Nobles\\' mansions were transformed into fortresses, deep trenches dug throughout the city for defense and as firebreaks, and numerous buildings burned. The city has not seen such widespread destruction since.\u003cbr\u003eIn the late 16th century, Toyotomi Hideyoshi reconstructed the city by building new streets to double the number of north-south streets in central Kyoto, creating rectangle blocks superseding ancient square blocks. Hideyoshi also built earthwork walls called odoi encircling the city. Teramachi Street in central Kyoto is a Buddhist temple quarter where Hideyoshi gathered temples in the city. Throughout the Edo period, the economy of the city flourished as one of three major cities in Japan, the others being Osaka and Edo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: - Early\u003cbr\u003eColors used: - Yellow, green, orange\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 15in x 10in (380mm x 255mm) Plate size: - 13in x 9 1\/2in (330mm x 240mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 12 1\/2in x 8 1\/2in (320mm x 215mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1\/2in (12mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - None\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - None\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of Antoine Francois Prevosts monumental undertakings was his history of exploration \u0026amp; discovery in 15 volumes titled\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistoire Générale des Voyages\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewritten between 1746-1759 and was extended to 20 volumes after his death by various authors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 20 volumes cover the early explorations \u0026amp; discoveries on 3 continents: Africa (v. 1-5), Asia (v. 5-11), and America (v. 12-15) with material on the finding of the French, English, Dutch, and Portugese.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA number of notable cartographers and engravers contributed to the copper plate maps and views to the 20 volumes including Nicolas Bellin, Jan Schley, Chedel, Franc Aveline, Fessard, and many others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe African volumes cover primarily coastal countries of West, Southern, and Eastern Africa, plus the Congo, Madagascar, Arabia and the Persian Gulf areas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Asian volumes cover China, Korea, Tibet, Japan, Philippines, and countries bordering the Indian Ocean.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume 11 includes Australia and Antarctica.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolumes 12-15 cover voyages and discoveries in America, including the East Indies, South, Central and North America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolumes 16-20 include supplement volumes \u0026amp; tables along with continuation of voyages and discoveries in Russia, Northern Europe, America, Asia \u0026amp; Australia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJakob van der Schley aka Jakob van Schley (1715 - 1779) was a Dutch draughtsman and engraver. He studied under Bernard Picart (1673-1733) whose style he subsequently copied. His main interests were engraving portraits and producing illustrations for \\\\\\\"La Vie de Marianne\\\\\\\" by Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (1688-1763) published in The Hague between 1735 and 1747.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe also engraved the frontispieces for a 15-volume edition of the complete works of Pierre de Brantôme (1540-1614), \\\\\\\"Oeuvres du seigneur de Brantôme\\\\\\\", published in The Hague in 1740.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe is also responsible for most of the plates in the Hague edition of Prévosts Histoire générale des voyages. (Ref: Tooley; M\u0026amp;B)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antoine Francois Prevost","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":26498386625,"sku":"61061","price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/61061.jpg?v=1689925307"},{"product_id":"1818-mcleod-c-j-antique-drawing-of-chief-attendants-of-ryukyu-isles-of-japan","title":"1818 C J McLeod Antique Print of Chief \u0026 Attendants of Ryukyu Isles of Japan","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLewchewan Chief and Attendants\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  25103\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e10in x 7 1\/2in (255mm x 190mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1818\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efine original antique\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehand coloured and pen ink outline drawing of a Chief and Attendants of the Japanese Island of Lew Chew or Ryukyu Islands was drawn by an artist signing his name as C.J. from the exquisite hand coloured prints by the surgeon John McLeod, published in the 1818 edition of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVoyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVoyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste, Along the Coast of Corea to the Island of Lewchew; with an Account of Her Subsequent Shipwreck\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, London, John Murray, printed by W. 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After studying mathematics in Paris, he gained early experience of the sea in a voyage at the age of nineteen to the Caribbean. During many subsequent voyages he assembled a collection of material for a projected hydrographical atlas which, with the support of the Academie des Sciences, was published in Paris in 1745 under the title\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLe Neptune Oriental\u003c\/em\u003e. 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M\u0026amp;B)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003e Paper color: - off white\u003cbr\u003e Age of map color: - Early\u003cbr\u003e Colors used: - Yellow, green, red, brown.\u003cbr\u003e General color appearance: - Authentic and fresh\u003cbr\u003e Paper size: - 27 1\/2in x 20 1\/2in (700mm x 520mm)\u003cbr\u003e Plate size: - 26 1\/2n x 20in (675mm x 510mm)\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - Min ½in (12mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Margins: - None\u003cbr\u003e Plate area: - None\u003cbr\u003e Verso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jean Baptiste De Mannevillette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30096171469,"sku":"33662","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/33662.jpg?v=1689926249"},{"product_id":"1817-tavernier-lepetit-antique-atlas-of-turkey-peria-vietnam-asia-22-prints","title":"1817 Tavernier \u0026 Lepetit Antique Atlas of Turkey Persia Vietnam, Asia - 22 Prints","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003cstrong\u003eAtlas de Tavernier...Chez M.Me Lepetit...1817\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  91592\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: 8vo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1817\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A) Very Good Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis fine original antique of the travels from Turkey, Persia, Central Asia, Vietnam of Jean Baptist Tavernier's was translated from the English by M Henry \u0026amp; 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Paris in 1817 - dated.\u003cbr\u003e This atlas contains 22 copper-plate engraved prints, as listed below.\u003cbr\u003e The atlas covers have been removed with front title page partially detached. Pages are generally clean with light aging to borders, Print V detached, light toning to pages, overall VG, 8vo, each page size is 7in x 5in (180mm x 125mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJ B Tavernier\u003cbr\u003e 2. Vue de Constantinople\u003cbr\u003e 3. Point de Serail a Constantionople\u003cbr\u003e 4. Le Trois Eglises\u003cbr\u003e 5. Ervan\u003cbr\u003e 6. Caravanserail de Cachen\u003cbr\u003e 7. Village Camouk ou Circassien\u003cbr\u003e 8. Mosquee Persane\u003cbr\u003e 9. Pont d' Ispahan\u003cbr\u003e 10. Costumes Persan\u003cbr\u003e 11. Femmes Persans\u003cbr\u003e 12. Bas-reliefs de Persepolis\u003cbr\u003e 13. Diamonds\u003cbr\u003e 13 (repeat). Animal qui produit le Musc\u003cbr\u003e 14. Serpent\u003cbr\u003e 15. Diverses Monaies Asie\u003cbr\u003e 16. Poignard Indien\u003cbr\u003e 17. Marche du Roi de Tonquin lorsqu il va a laguerre\u003cbr\u003e 18. Costumes Tonquinois\u003cbr\u003e 19. Spectacle Tonquinois\u003cbr\u003e 20. \u003cbr\u003e 21. Pompe funebre du Roi de Tonquin\u003cbr\u003e 22. Convoi de provisions a l enterrement du Roi de Tonquin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean-Baptiste Tavernier\u003c\/strong\u003e (1605 – 1689) was a 17th-century French gem merchant and traveller. Tavernier, a private individual and merchant travelling at his own expense, covered, by his own account, 60,000 leagues in making six voyages to Persia and India between the years 1630 and 1668. In 1675, Tavernier, at the behest of his patron Louis XIV, published \u003cem\u003eLes Six Voyages de Jean-Baptiste Tavernier\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eSix Voyages\u003c\/em\u003e, 1676). \u003cbr\u003e Tavernier was born in Paris of a French or Flemish Huguenot family that had emigrated to Antwerp, to escape persecution, and which subsequently returned to Paris after the publication of the Edict of Nantes, which promised protection for French Protestants. Both his father Gabriel and his uncle Melchior were cartographers. Though it is clear from the accuracy of his drawings that Tavernier received some instruction in the art of cartography\/engraving, he was possessed of a wanderlust. While still a teenager, he traveled extensively through Europe and achieved a working knowledge of its major languages.\u003cbr\u003e Tavernier is best known for his 1666 discovery\/purchase of the 116-carat Tavernier Blue diamond that he subsequently sold to Louis XIV of France in 1668 for 120,000 livres, the equivalent of 172,000 ounces of pure gold, and a letter of ennoblement. (Five years later, Louis had his court jeweler Jean Pitau recut the stone into the 68 carat French Blue and had it set as a hatpin. The gem was reset by his great-grandson Louis XV in The Medal of The Order of the Golden Fleece, stolen in 1792, and was recut and re-emerged in London 30 years later as the Hope Diamond).\u003cbr\u003e In 1669, Tavernier purchased for 60,000 livres the Seigneury of Aubonne, located in the Duchy of Savoy near the city of Geneva, and became Baron of Aubonne.\u003cbr\u003e Tavernier's writings show that he was a keen observer, as well as a remarkable cultural anthropologist. 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He did not travel to China, but collected seventeen Jesuit missionaries\\\\\\' reports and provided an encyclopedic survey of the history, culture and society of China and Chinese Tartary, that is, Manchuria.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: - Original\u003cbr\u003eColors used: - Yellow, green, blue, pink\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 10in x 7 1\/2in (255mm x 190mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 10in x 7 1\/2in (255mm x 190mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1\/2in (12mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - None\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - None\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eZhejiang\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e formerly romanized as Chekiang, is an eastern coastal province of China. Zhejiang is bordered by the Jiangsu province and the Shanghai municipality to the north, the Anhui province to the northwest, the Jiangxi province to the west, and the Fujian province to the south. To the east is the East China Sea, beyond which lies the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZhejiang was finally conquered by the Mongols in the late 13th century who later established the short lived Yuan Dynasty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Ming dynasty, which drove out the Mongols in 1368, finally established the present day province of Zhejiang with its borders having little changes since this establishment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs in other coastal provinces, number of fortresses were constructed along the Zhejiang coast during the early Ming to defend the land against pirate incursions. Some of them have been preserved or restored, such as Pucheng in the south of the province (Cangnan County).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnder the late Ming dynasty and the Qing dynasty that followed it, Zhejiang\\'s ports were important centers of international trade.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1727 the to-min or \\'idle people\\' of Cheh Kiang province (a Ningpo name still existing), the yoh-hu or \\'music people\\' of Shanxi province, the si-min or \\'small people\\' of Kiang Su (Jiangsu) province, and the Tanka people or \\'egg-people\\' of Canton (to this day the boat population there), were all freed from their social disabilities, and allowed to count as free men. Cheh Kiang is another romanization for Zhejiang. The Duomin are a caste of outcasts in this province.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the First Opium War, the British navy defeated Eight Banners forces at Ningboand Dinghai. Under the terms of the Treaty of Nanking, signed in 1843, Ningbo became one of the five Chinese treaty ports opened to virtually unrestricted foreign trade. Much of Zhejiang came under the control of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom during the Taiping Rebellion, which resulted in a considerable loss of life in the north-western and central parts of the province, sparing the rest of Zhejiang from the disastrous depopulation that occurred. In 1876, Wenzhou became Zhejiang\\'s second treaty port. Jianghuai Mandarin speakers later came to settle in these depopulated regions of northern Zhejiang.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJinhua\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a prefecture-level city in central Zhejiang province in eastern China. It borders the provincial capital of Hangzhou to the northwest, Quzhou to the southwest, Lishui to the south, Taizhou to the east, and Shaoxing to the northeast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe history of Jinhua dates back to the 2nd century BC, when it was a county subordinate to Shaoxing. It was given the name Jinhua under the Sui dynasty in AD 598 and later became the seat of a prefecture. The present city and its walls date to the time of the Mongol emperors in 1352.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe most famous native of Jinhua is Huang Chuping, a Daoist holy man of the 4th century and reputed immortal whose descendants still live in the area. Wuyang Shan (Reclining Sheep Mountain) is said to be a sheep which was turned to stone by Huang, a trick which he learned through his years of diligently studying Daoism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEconomically Jinhua has always prospered from its position as the regional collecting and processing center for agricultural and forestry products (chiefly rice and bamboo). It is currently the second most important grain producing area in Zhejiang. In 1985 Jinhua was promoted to City status, and now is responsible for administering four cities, four counties and a district. Animals raised there include dairy cattle, meat hogs (for the production of Jinhua ham, a famous local product for 900 years) and honeybees. 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The prefecture-level city, located on the banks of the Yellow River\u003cbr\u003eOriginally in the territory of the Western Qiang peoples, Lanzhou became part of the territory of the State of Qin in the 6th century BC.\u003cbr\u003eIn 81 BC, under the Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD), it was taken from the Huns\\' Huandi Chanyu and made the seat of Jincheng commandery (jùn), and later of the Jincheng county (xian), later renamed Yunwu. The city used to be called the Golden City, and since at least the first millennium BC it was a major link on the ancient Northern Silk Road, and also an important historic Yellow River crossing site. To protect the city, the Great Wall of China was extended as far as Yumen. Parts of the Great Wall still exist within the built-up area.\u003cbr\u003eAfter the fall of the Han dynasty, Lanzhou became the capital of a succession of tribal states. In the 4th century it was briefly the capital of the independent state of Liang. The Northern Wei dynasty (386–534) reestablished Jincheng commandery, renaming the county Zicheng. Mixed with different cultural heritages, the area at present-day Gansu province, from the 5th to the 11th century, became a center for Buddhist study. Under the Sui Dynasty(581–618) the city became the seat of Lanzhou prefecture for the first time, retaining this name under the Tang dynasty (618–907). In 763 the area was overrun by the Tibetan Empire and in 843 was conquered by the Tang. Later it fell into the hands of the Western Xia dynasty (which flourished in Qinghai from the 11th to 13th century) and was subsequently absorbed by the Song dynasty (960–1126) in 1041. The name Lanzhou was reestablished, and the county renamed Lanzhuan.\u003cbr\u003eAfter 1127 it fell into the hands of the Jin dynasty, and after 1235 it came into the possession of the Mongol Empire.\u003cbr\u003eUnder the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) the prefecture was demoted to a county and placed under the administration of Lintao superior prefecture, but in 1477 Lanzhou was reestablished as a political unit.\u003cbr\u003eThe city acquired its current name in 1656, during the Qing dynasty. When Gansu was made a separate province in 1666, Lanzhou became its capital.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1739 the seat of Lintao was transferred to Lanzhou, which was later made a superior prefecture called Lanzhou.\u003cbr\u003eLanzhou was badly damaged during the Dungan revolt in 1864–1875. In the 1920s and 1930s it became a center of Sovietinfluence in northwestern China. During the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) Lanzhou, linked with Xi\\'an by highway in 1935, became the terminus of the 3,200 km (2,000 mi) Chinese–Soviet highway, used as a route for Soviet supplies destined for the Xi\\'an area. This highway remained the primary traffic route of northwestern China until the completion of the railway from Lanzhou to Ürümqi, Xinjiang. During the war Lanzhou was heavily bombed by the Japanese.\u003cbr\u003eDuring the 1937 Japanese invasion of China, the Guominjun Muslim Generals Ma Hongkui and Ma Bufang protected Lanzhou with their cavalry troops, putting up such resistance that the Japanese never captured Lanzhou. The city is the seat of a currently vacant Roman Catholic diocese and was previously the center of a vicariate apostolic(Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Kan-Su)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eZhangye\u003c\/b\u003e , formerly romanized as Changyeh or known as Kanchow, is a prefecture-level city in central Gansu Province in the People\\'s Republic of China. It borders Inner Mongolia on the north and Qinghai on the south. Its central district is Ganzhou, formerly a city of the Western Xia and one of the most important outposts of western China.\u003cbr\u003eZhangye lies in the center of the Hexi Corridor. The area is on the frontier of China Proper, protecting it from the nomads of the northwest and permitting its armies access to the Tarim Basin. During the Han Dynasty, Chinese armies were often engaged against the Xiongnuin this area. It was also an important outpost on the Silk Road.[citation needed]Before being overrun by the Mongols, it was dominated by the Western Xia, and before by the Uyghurs from at least the early 10th century. Its relation to the larger Uyghur state of Qocho is obscure, but it may have been a vassal.\u003cbr\u003eThe Mongol Emperor Kublai Khan is said to have been born in the Dafo Temple, Zhangye, now the site of the longest wooden reclining Buddha in China.[citation needed] Marco Polo\\'s journal states that he spent a year in the town during his journey to China.\u003cbr\u003eThe pine forests of the Babao Mountains (part of the Qilian range) formerly regulated the flow of the Ruo or Hei Shui, Ganzhou\\'s primary river. By ensuring that the meltwaters lasted throughout the summer, they avoided both early flood and later drought for the valley\\'s farmers. Despite reports that they should thus be protected in perpetuity, an imperial official in charge of erecting the poles for China\\'s telegraph network ordered them cleared in the 1880s. Almost immediately, the region became prone to flooding in the summer and draught in the autumn, arousing local resentment.\u003cbr\u003eChristian missionaries arrived in 1879, after Suzhou was found to be too hostile for their settlement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuiyang\u003c\/b\u003e is the capital of Guizhou province of Southwest China. It is located in the center of the province, situated on the east of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, and on the north bank of the Nanming River, a branch of the Wu River.\u003cbr\u003eGuiyang was a 7th-century military outpost under the Sui and Tang, when the area around it was known as Juzhou. It grew into a city named Shunyuan under the Mongolian Yuandynasty sometime between their 1279 southwestern campaignsand 1283. By the time Guizhoubecame a full province in 1413, its capital at Guiyang was also known as Guizhou. It became a prefectural seat under the Mingand Qing. 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He studied under Bernard Picart (1673-1733) whose style he subsequently copied. His main interests were engraving portraits and producing illustrations for \\\\\\\"La Vie de Marianne\\\\\\\" by Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (1688-1763) published in The Hague between 1735 and 1747.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe also engraved the frontispieces for a 15-volume edition of the complete works of Pierre de Brantôme (1540-1614), \\\\\\\"Oeuvres du seigneur de Brantôme\\\\\\\", published in The Hague in 1740.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe is also responsible for most of the plates in the Hague edition of Prévosts Histoire générale des voyages. 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Hubei means \u003ci\u003enorth of the lake\u003c\/i\u003e, referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The provincial capital is Wuhan, a major transportation thoroughfare and the political, cultural, and economic hub of Central China.\u003cbr\u003eHubei is an ancient name associated with the eastern part of the province since the Qin dynasty, after the powerful State of Chu that existed here during the Eastern Zhou dynasty. It borders Henan to the north, Anhui to the east, Jiangxito the southeast, Hunan to the south, Chongqing to the west, and Shaanxi to the northwest. The high-profile Three Gorges Dam is located at Yichang, in the west of the province.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBelow is a description of each city \u0026amp; excerts from Jean Baptiste Du Haldes \u003ci\u003eDescription Geographique, Historique, Chronologique, Politique, et Physique de l\\'Empire de la Chine\u003c\/i\u003e published in 1735 of each city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. \u003cb\u003eYong tcheou fou\u003c\/b\u003e - Huangzhou District is an urban district of Huanggang, Hubei, China. Huangzhou was previously a separate city which administered a prefecture in its own right.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seventh City, Yong tcheou fou. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis city, the most Southern of the Province, is surrounded with Mountains, whose Verdure renders a very agreeable Prospect, and is situate on the Banks of a River, which not far from thence runs into the Siang kiang. The Water of this River is so clear and limpid, that in the deepest Places you may count the Stones and Flints that are at the Bottom : There grows plenty of Bamboos in some part of this District and in others the Lien hoa, with yellow Flowers : There are eight Cities in its Jurisdiction, one of the Second Order, and seven of the Third.\u003cbr\u003eBesides these principal Cities, there are two of the Second Order, which are not subject to any Fou, or City of the First Order, and have each a Jurisdiction over other Cities : The first is called Tsin tcheou, and is on the Frontiers of the Province of Koei tcheou, it has in its District three Cities of the Third Order : The second is called Tching Tcheou, a very large and populous City, built between two Rivers ; five Cities of the Third Order are subject to it, all situated on the Frontiers of the City of Quang Tong : Tho\\' this City is full of Mountains, yet they do not hinder its Cultivation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. \u003cb\u003eVou-Tchang-Fou - Wuhan - \u003c\/b\u003eis the capital of Hubei province, China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies in the eastern Jianghan Plain at the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers.\u003cbr\u003eWith a 3,500-year-long history, Wuhan is one of the most ancient and civilized metropolitan cities in China. During the Han dynasty, Hanyang became a fairly busy port. In the winter of 208\/9, one of the most famous battles in Chinese history and a central event in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms—the Battle of Red Cliffs—took place in the vicinity of the cliffs near Wuhan. Around that time, walls were built to protect Hanyang (AD 206) and Wuchang (AD 223). The latter event marks the foundation of Wuhan. In AD 223, the Yellow Crane Tower was constructed on the Wuchang side of the Yangtze River. Cui Hao, a celebrated poet of the Tang dynasty, visited the building in the early 8th century; his poem made it the most celebrated building in southern China. The city has long been renowned as a center for the arts (especially poetry) and for intellectual studies. Under the Mongol rulers (Yuan dynasty), Wuchang was promoted to the status of provincial capital; by the dawn of the 18th century, Hankou had become one of China\\'s top four most important towns of trade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe First City, and Capital of the Province, Vou chang fou\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is both the Capital of the Province, and the North Part of it, called Hou pe, where resides the Tsong tou of both Parts of this Province , it has under its particular Jurisdiction one City of the Second , Order, and nine of the Third.\u003cbr\u003eVou chang is almost in the Centre of the Empire, and situate in a Place which may most easily communicate with the rest of the Provinces. This City joined to Han yang, from which it is separated only by the Breadth of the River Yang tse kiang, and the little River Han forms a Place the best Peopled, and of the greatest Resort in China ; one may compare the Extent of this City to Paris, and Han Tang to Lyons, or Rouen: Add to this, an incredible Number of Barks of all Sizes, which lie some in one River, some in the other, for the length of French Leagues, to the number of eight or ten thousand Vessels, among which there are hundreds every way as large as the most part of those that lie at Nantz. Certainly, if one considers nothing else but this Forest of Masts which are upon the fine River Yang tse Kiang, about a League broad in this Place, tho\\' it is 150 Leagues from the Sea, and deep enough for the greatest Vessels, it will justly raise our Wonder; but when one gains the Top of any Ascent, and discovers such a vast Extent of Ground covered with Houses, we should scarcely believe our won eyes, or at least must think it the finest Sight in the World.\u003cbr\u003eOne may judge, by the Number of Rivers and Lakes with which this Province is watered, how fruitful it is, and how easily the Trading with the rest of the Empire, by means of the great River Yang tse Kiang, must needs inrich it.\u003cbr\u003eWhat is farther worthy of Observation, is the fine Cristal which is dug out of the Mountains, the plentiful Crops of the best Tea, and the extraordinary Demand for Bamboo Paper, which is manufactured here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoang tcheou fou - The Eighth City.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Situation of this City is on the Banks of the River Yang tse kiang ; its small distance from the Capital, and the Number of Lakes which surround it, render it a most agreeable Place for Habitation ; it is extremely well peopled, and for Trade gives place to few other Cities. There come there daily a surprising Number of Barks, loaded with all forts of Merchandize.\u003cbr\u003eThe whole District is admirably well cultivated, I and agreeably diversified by the Rivers and Brooks that Water it, as well as by the Mountains which bound it on the North ; some of these Mountains are covered with Trees, which are of great service to the Inhabitants ; there are also Fountains, which have the Property of giving Tea a delicious Taste.\u003cbr\u003eThere are taken in the River near the City great Numbers of Tortoises, some great, some small, which the Nobility keep in their Gardens for Diversion, and also at their Pleasure-Houses. They make excellent Arrack, which is very strong, and takes Fire in an Instant, and hath no bad Smell ; there are also very good Chestnuts, and very large. Its District: contains nine Cities, one of the Second Order, and eight of the Third. The South Part of the Province of Hou quang.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: - Early\u003cbr\u003eColors used: - Yellow, green, orange\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 14in x 10in (355mm x 255mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 12in x 8in (305mm x 205mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1\/2in (12mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - None\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - None\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of Antoine Francois Prevosts monumental undertakings was his history of exploration \u0026amp; discovery in 15 volumes titled\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistoire Générale des Voyages\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewritten between 1746-1759 and was extended to 20 volumes after his death by various authors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 20 volumes cover the early explorations \u0026amp; discoveries on 3 continents: Africa (v. 1-5), Asia (v. 5-11), and America (v. 12-15) with material on the finding of the French, English, Dutch, and Portugese.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA number of notable cartographers and engravers contributed to the copper plate maps and views to the 20 volumes including Nicolas Bellin, Jan Schley, Chedel, Franc Aveline, Fessard, and many others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe African volumes cover primarily coastal countries of West, Southern, and Eastern Africa, plus the Congo, Madagascar, Arabia and the Persian Gulf areas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Asian volumes cover China, Korea, Tibet, Japan, Philippines, and countries bordering the Indian Ocean.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume 11 includes Australia and Antarctica.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolumes 12-15 cover voyages and discoveries in America, including the East Indies, South, Central and North America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolumes 16-20 include supplement volumes \u0026amp; tables along with continuation of voyages and discoveries in Russia, Northern Europe, America, Asia \u0026amp; Australia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJakob van der Schley aka Jakob van Schley (1715 - 1779) was a Dutch draughtsman and engraver. He studied under Bernard Picart (1673-1733) whose style he subsequently copied. His main interests were engraving portraits and producing illustrations for \\\\\\\"La Vie de Marianne\\\\\\\" by Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (1688-1763) published in The Hague between 1735 and 1747.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe also engraved the frontispieces for a 15-volume edition of the complete works of Pierre de Brantôme (1540-1614), \\\\\\\"Oeuvres du seigneur de Brantôme\\\\\\\", published in The Hague in 1740.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe is also responsible for most of the plates in the Hague edition of Prévosts Histoire générale des voyages. (Ref: Tooley; M\u0026amp;B)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jacques Nicholas Bellin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37048466765,"sku":"25540","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/25540.jpg?v=1689925714"},{"product_id":"1753-d-anville-large-original-antique-map-of-se-coromandel-coast-of-india-rare","title":"1753 D Anville Large Original Antique Map of SE Coromandel Coast of India - Rare","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCoromandel par Le Sr D Anville...1753\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e39 1\/2in x 27in (1.1m x 685mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRef #:  92321\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1753\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A) Very Good Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis large finely engraved scarce and highly detailed original antique map of South East Coast of India, the Coromandel Coast was engraved by Guillaume de la Haye in 1753 - dated in the tile cartouche - and was published in Jean-Baptiste Bourguinon D\\'Anville\\'s large elephant folio atlas \u003ci\u003eAtlas Generale.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColors used: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 39 1\/2in x 27in (1.1m x 685mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 38in x 19 1\/2in (970mm x 495mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1\/2in (12mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Light spotting to right of image\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - Light spotting to right of image\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - Light spotting to right of image\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Coromandel Coast is the southeastern coast region of the Indian Subcontinent, between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal of the Indian Ocean. The coastline runs between False Divi Point in the north to Kanyakumari in the south. Its definition can also include the northwestern coast of the island of Sri Lanka.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy late 1530 the Coromandel Coast was home to three Portuguese settlements at Nagapattinam, São Tomé de Meliapore, and Pulicat. Later, in the 17th and 18th centuries, the Coromandel Coast was the scene of rivalries among European powers for control of the India trade. The British established themselves at Fort St George (Madras) and Masulipatnam, the Dutch at Pulicat, Sadras and Covelong, the French at Pondicherry, Karaikal and Nizampatnam, the Danish in Dansborg at Tharangambadi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Coromandel Coast supplied Indian Muslim eunuchs to the Thai palace and court of Siam (modern Thailand). The Thai at times asked eunuchs from China to visit the court in Thailand and advise them on court ritual since they held them in high regard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEventually the British won out, although France retained the tiny enclaves of Pondichéry and Karaikal until 1954. Chinese lacquer goods, including boxes, screens, and chests, became known as \\\"Coromandel\\\" goods in the eighteenth century, because many Chinese exports were consolidated at the Coromandel ports.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jean Baptiste Bourguignon D'Anville","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":2560581304355,"sku":"92321","price":399.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/92321.jpg?v=1689925797"},{"product_id":"1769-j-b-d-anville-original-antique-map-of-turkey-cyprus-asia-minor-syria","title":"1769 J B D Anville Original Antique Map of Turkey, Cyprus, Asia Minor, Syria","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarte De L Asie Minerure Pour Servir a L Histoire De La Grece\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e16in x 11in (410mm x 260mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRef #:  32346\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1769\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis fine large, original copper-plate engraved antique map was published by Jean Baptiste Bourguignon D\\'Anville in the 1769 edition of his atlas \u003ci\u003eGeographie Ancienne et Abregee. or Modern and Ancient Geography\u003c\/i\u003e (Ref: M\u0026amp;B; 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He had begun it in 1757 and had been working on it for thirty years. The hero, a young Scythian descended from the famous philosopher Anacharsis, is supposed to repair to Greece for instruction in his early youth, and after making the tour of her republics, colonies and islands, to return to his native country and write this book in his old age, after the Macedonian hero had overturned the Persian empire. In the manner of modern travellers, he gives an account of the customs, government, and antiquities of the country he is supposed to have visited. A copious introduction supplies whatever may be wanting in respect to historical details, while various dissertations on the music of the Greeks, on the literature of the Athenians, and on the economy, pursuits, ruling passions, manners, and customs of the surrounding states supply ample information on the subjects of which they treat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eModern scholarship has superseded most of the details in the Voyage, but the author himself did not imagine his book to be a register of accurately ascertained facts. Rather, he intended to afford to his countrymen, in an interesting form, some knowledge of Greek civilisation. 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Geographically they are located east of Sulawesi, west of New Guinea, and north and east of Timor.\u003cbr\u003eThe islands were known as the Spice Islands due to the nutmeg, mace and cloves that were originally exclusively found there, and the presence of these sparked colonial interest from Europe in the 16th century.\u003cbr\u003eThe most significant lasting effects of the Portuguese colonisation was the disruption and reorganization of the Southeast Asian trade, and in eastern Indonesia—including Maluku—the introduction of Christianity. The Portuguese had conquered the city state of Malacca in the early 16th century and their influence was most strongly felt in Maluku and other parts of eastern Indonesia. After the Portuguese annexed Malacca in August 1511, one Portuguese diary noted \\'it is thirty years since they became Moors - giving a sense of the competition then taking place between Islamic and European influences in the region.\u003cbr\u003eAfonso de Albuquerque learned of the route to the Banda Islands and other \\'Spice Islands\\', and sent an exploratory expedition of three vessels under the command of António de Abreu, Simão Afonso Bisigudo and Francisco Serrão. On the return trip, Francisco Serrão was shipwrecked at Hitu island (northern Ambon) in 1512. There he established ties with the local ruler who was impressed with his martial skills. The rulers of the competing island states of Ternate and Tidore also sought Portuguese assistance and the newcomers were welcomed in the area as buyers of supplies and spices during a lull in the regional trade due to the temporary disruption of Javanese and Malay sailings to the area following the 1511 conflict in Malacca. The spice trade soon revived but the Portuguese would not be able to fully monopolize nor disrupt this trade.\u003cbr\u003eAllying himself with Ternate\\'s ruler, Serrão constructed a fortress on that tiny island and served as the head of a mercenary band of Portuguese seamen under the service of one of the two local feuding sultans who controlled most of the spice trade. Both Serrão and Ferdinand Magellan, however, perished before they could meet one another.\u003cbr\u003eThe Portuguese first landed in Ambon in 1513, but it only became the new centre for their activities in Maluku following the expulsion from Ternate. 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It connected the ancient Chinese capital of Xi an to the west over the Wushao Ling Pass to Wuwei and emerging in Kashgar before linking to ancient Parthia.\u003cbr\u003eUnder the Ming dynasty, Shaanxi was incorporated into Gansu but was again separated in the Qing dynasty.\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most devastating earthquakes in history occurred near Hua Shan, in south-eastern part of Shaanxi Province on January 23, 1556, killing an estimated 830,000 people (see 1556 Shaanxi earthquake).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eXi an\u003c\/b\u003e is the capital of Shaanxi province in China. It is a sub-provincial city located in the center of the Guanzhong Plain in Northwestern China. One of the oldest cities in China, Xi\\'an is the oldest of the Four Great Ancient Capitals, having held the position under several of the most important dynasties in Chinese history, including Western Zhou, Qin, Western Han, Sui, and Tang. 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Soutenue par Diverses Plaees de Guerre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: 1755\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition : (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef: 34140\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e10in x 7 1\/2in (255mm x 190mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis fine, original copper-plate engraved antique map a plans of parts of the Great Wall of China in what is today the north part of the Hebei Province of China - then called Pecheli - by Jakob van Schley in 1755 - after Jean-Baptiste Du Halde - was published in Antoine François Prevosts 15 volumes of Histoire Generale des Voyages written by Prevost \u0026amp; other authors between 1746-1789.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJean-Baptiste Du Halde, born in Paris on 1 February 1674 and died 18 August 1743, was a French Jesuit historian specializing in China. He did not travel to China, but collected seventeen Jesuit missionaries\\\\\\' reports and provided an encyclopedic survey of the history, culture and society of China and Chinese Tartary, that is, Manchuria.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: - Early\u003cbr\u003eColors used: - Yellow, green, blue\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 10in x 7 1\/2in (255mm x 190mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 10in x 7 1\/2in (255mm x 190mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1\/2in (12mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - None\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - None\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHebei is a province of Northern China. Its one-character abbreviation is Jì, named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province (zhou) that included what is now southern Hebei. The name Hebei literally means north of the river referring to its location entirely to the north of the Huang He Yellow River.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the Tang Dynasty (618–907), the area was formally designated Hebei (north of the Yellow River) for the first time. During the earlier part of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Hebei was fragmented among several regimes, though it was eventually unified by Li Cunxu, who established the Later Tang (923–936). The next dynasty, the Later Jin under Shi Jingtang, posthumously known as Emperor Gaozu of Later Jin, ceded much of modern-day northern Hebei to the Khitan Liao Dynasty in the north; this territory, called the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, became a major weakness in the Chinese defense against the Khitans for the next century, since it lay within the Great Wall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the Northern Song Dynasty (960–1127), the sixteen ceded prefectures continued to be an area of hot contention between Song China and the Liao Dynasty. The Southern Song Dynasty that came after abandoned all of North China, including Hebei, to the Jurchen Jin Dynasty after the Jingkang Incident in 1127 of the Jin–Song wars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mongol Yuan Dynasty divided China into provinces but did not establish Hebei as a province. Rather, the area was directly administrated by the Secretariat at capital Dadu. 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In the Pre-Independence era it was also known as Eastern Gibraltar. This is because the fort was almost unconquerable. Under the leadership of Kanhoji Angre, it withstood many naval attacks by the British and the Dutch. Kanhoji Angre died on 4 July 1729 and the Angres control of the fort ended in 1756 after the Peshwa-British Alliance defeated the Angres clan. In 1818 Vijaydurg was completely in the hand of the British Empire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKanhoji Angre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1669 – 1729 was a chief of the Maratha Navy in 18th century India. In historical records, he is also known as Conajee Angria or Sarkhel Angré (Sarkhel is a title equal to Admiral of a fleet).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKanhoji fought against the British, Dutch and Portuguese naval interests on the coasts of India during the 18th century. As a result, his European enemies labeled him a pirate. 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The expedition started with two ships, Géographe, captained by Baudin, and Naturaliste captained by Jacques Hamelin, and was accompanied by nine zoologists and botanists, including Jean-Baptiste Leschenault de la Tour, François Péron and Charles-Alexandre Lesueur as well as the geographer Pierre Faure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNapoléon Bonaparte, as First Consul, formally approved the expedition to the coasts of New Holland, after receiving a delegation consisting of Baudin and eminent members of the Institut National des Sciences et Arts on 25 March 1800. The explicit purpose of the voyage was to be ‘bservation and research relating to Geography and Natural History.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Baudin expedition departed Le Havre, France, on 19 October 1800. 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Baudin sailed on to the Nuyts Archipelago, the point reached by \\'t Gulden Zeepaert in 1627 before heading for Port Jackson as well for supplies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn late 1802 the expedition was at Port Jackson, where the government sold 60 casks of flour and 25 casks of salt meat to Baudin to resupply his two vessels. The supplies permitted the Naturaliste to return to France and Géographe to continue her explorations of the Australian coast. Naturaliste took with her the Colonys staff surgeon, Mr. James Thomson, whom Governor Philip Gidley King had given permission to return to England.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore resuming the voyage Baudin purchased a 30 ton schooner, which he named the Casuarina, a smaller vessel which could conduct close inshore survey work. He sent the larger Naturaliste under Hamelin back to France with all the specimens that had been collected by Baudin and his crew. As the voyage had progressed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouis de Freycinet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, now a Lieutenant, had shown his talents as an officer and a hydrographer and so was given command of the Casuarina. The expedition then headed for Tasmania and conducted further charting of Bass Strait before sailing west, following the west coast northward, and after another visit to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, undertook further exploration along the north coast of Australia. Plagued by contrary winds, ill health, and because the quadrupeds and emus were very sick, it was decided on 7 July 1803 to return to France. On the return voyage, the ships stopped in Mauritius, where Baudin died of tuberculosis on 16 September 1803. The expedition finally reached France on 24 March 1804.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe scientific expedition was considered a great success, with more than 2500 new species discovered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Louis de Freycinet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12462127382563,"sku":"42014","price":299.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/42014.jpg?v=1689922885"},{"product_id":"1817-john-thomson-large-antique-map-of-asia-new-holland-australia-new-zealand","title":"1817 John Thomson Large Antique Map of Asia, New Holland, Australia, New Zealand","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003cem\u003eAsia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1817\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:  28in x 21in (710mm x 535mm)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef:  92965\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis large magnificent original hand coloured copper-plate engraved antique map of Asia, Australia, New Zealand \u0026amp; The South Pacific by John Thomson was published in the 1817 edition of Thomsons \u003ci\u003eGeneral Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: - Original\u003cbr\u003eColors used: - Yellow, green, blue, pink\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 28in x 21in (710mm x 535mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 22in x 19in (560mm x 485mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 2in (50mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - None\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - None\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first recorded European sighting of the Australian mainland, and the first recorded European landfall on the Australian continent (in 1606), are attributed to the Dutch. The first ship and crew to chart the Australian coast and meet with Aboriginal people was the Duyfken captained by Dutch navigator, Willem Janszoon. He sighted the coast of Cape York Peninsula in early 1606, and made landfall on 26 February at the Pennefather River near the modern town of Weipa on Cape York. The Dutch charted the whole of the western and northern coastlines and named the island continent New Holland during the 17th century, but made no attempt at settlement. William Dampier, an English explorer and privateer, landed on the north-west coast of New Holland in 1688 and again in 1699 on a return trip. In 1770, James Cook sailed along and mapped the east coast, which he named New South Wales and claimed for Great Britain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith the loss of its American colonies in 1783, the British Government sent a fleet of ships, the First Fleet, under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip, to establish a new penal colony in New South Wales. A camp was set up and the flag raised at Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, on 26 January 1788, a date which became Australias national day, Australia Day. A British settlement was established in Van Diemens Land, now known as Tasmania, in 1803, and it became a separate colony in 1825. The United Kingdom formally claimed the western part of Western Australia (the Swan River Colony) in 1828. Separate colonies were carved from parts of New South Wales: South Australia in 1836, Victoria in 1851, and Queensland in 1859. The Northern Territory was founded in 1911 when it was excised from South Australia. South Australia was founded as a free province—it was never a penal colony. Victoria and Western Australia were also founded free, but later accepted transported convicts. A campaign by the settlers of New South Wales led to the end of convict transportation to that colony; the last convict ship arrived in 1848.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe indigenous population, estimated to have been between 750,000 and 1,000,000 in 1788, declined for 150 years following settlement, mainly due to infectious disease. Thousands more died as a result of frontier conflict with settlers. A government policy of assimilation beginning with the Aboriginal Protection Act 1869 resulted in the removal of many Aboriginal children from their families and communities—often referred to as the Stolen Generations—a practice which may also have contributed to the decline in the indigenous population. As a result of the 1967 referendum, the Federal governments power to enact special laws with respect to a particular race was extended to enable the making of laws with respect to Aborigines.[68] Traditional ownership of land (native title) was not recognised in law until 1992, when the High Court of Australia held in Mabo v Queensland (No 2) that the legal doctrine that Australia had been terra nullius (land belonging to no one) did not apply to Australia at the time of British settlement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA gold rush began in Australia in the early 1850s and the Eureka Rebellion against mining licence fees in 1854 was an early expression of civil disobedience. Between 1855 and 1890, the six colonies individually gained responsible government, managing most of their own affairs while remaining part of the British Empire. The Colonial Office in London retained control of some matters, notably foreign affairs, defence and international shipping.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Thomson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12501920841763,"sku":"92965","price":299.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/92965_16cfc6ed-006e-4c38-baac-974297d60b67.jpg?v=1689922580"},{"product_id":"1816-john-thomson-large-antique-map-of-southern-india-northern-sri-lanka","title":"1816 John Thomson Large Antique Map of Southern India \u0026 Northern Sri Lanka","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSouthern Hindostan....Drawn \u0026amp; Engraved for Thomsons New General Atlas, 1816\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1816\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:  \u003cspan\u003e25in x 20 1\/2in (635mm x 520mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef:  41004\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis large magnificent original hand coloured copper-plate engraved antique map of South India \u0026amp; northern Sri Lanka by John Thomson was engraved by Samuel Neele in 1816 - dated at the foot of the map - and was published in the 1817 edition of Thomsons \u003ci\u003eNew General Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: - Original\u003cbr\u003eColors used: - Yellow, green, blue, pink\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 25in x 20 1\/2in (635mm x 520mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 25in x 20 1\/2in (635mm x 520mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1\/2in (15mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Top margin soiling and cropped to plate-mark\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - None\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cartography of India begins with early charts for navigation and constructional plans for buildings. Indian traditions influenced Tibetan and Islamic traditions, and in turn, were influenced by the British cartographers who solidified modern concepts into India\\'s map making\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA prominent foreign geographer and cartographer was Hellenistic geographer Ptolemy (90–168) who researched at the library in Alexandria to produce a detailed eight-volume record of world geography. During the Middle Ages, India sees some exploration by Chinese and Muslim geographers, while European maps of India remain very sketchy. A prominent medieval cartographer was Persian geographer Abu Rayhan Biruni (973–1048) who visited India and studied the country\\'s geography extensively.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEuropean maps become more accurate with the Age of Exploration and Portuguese India from the 16th century. The first modern maps were produced by Survey of India, established in 1767 by the British East India Company. Survey of India remains in continued existence as the official mapping authority of the Republic of India.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Thomson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12502118596643,"sku":"41004","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/41004_d28923c1-48a3-4fe1-8094-98af201165f6.jpg?v=1689922700"},{"product_id":"1837-depot-de-marine-large-antique-map-sea-chart-of-aceh-sumatra-indonesia","title":"1837 Depot De Marine Large Antique Map Sea Chart of Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarte de la Cote Occidentale De Sumatra..1837\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e38in x 26 1\/2in (330mm x 255mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e 1837\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  30142\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis very large highly detailed original antique map, Sea Chart of the South west coast of Aceh on the North-West tip of the Island of Sumatra, Indonesia was engraved in 1837 - the date is engraved in the title - and was published by The French Admiralty - \u003ci\u003eDepot General de la Marine. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the time of publication Baron Duperre was head of the French Admiralty. This sea chart would have been one of the actual charts used by the French navy during the many voyages of discovery launched by the French in the 18th \u0026amp; 19th centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe map stretches from the town of Singkil on the south coast to the town of Meulaboh in the north. Off the coast is the Island of Simeulue. Inset are 5 inset maps of ports and harbours along the SW Aceh coastline.\u003cbr\u003e1. Qualh-Battoo et De Soosoo (Susu)\u003cbr\u003e2. Baie De Muckie\u003cbr\u003e3. De Labon et Hadje (Labuan)\u003cbr\u003e4. Baie Tampat Tuan (Tapak Tuan)\u003cbr\u003e5. Baie De Troumon (Trumon)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: -\u003cbr\u003eColors used: -\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: -\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 38in x 26 1\/2in (330mm x 255mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 38in x 26 1\/2in (330mm x 255mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1\/2in (12mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - None\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - None\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAceh is a province of Indonesia. The territory is located at the northern end of Sumatra. Its capital is Banda Aceh. It is close to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India and separated from them by the Andaman Sea. Its population has the highest percentage of Muslims in Indonesia, who mostly live according to Sharia customs and laws.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Sultanate of Aceh was established by Sultan Ali Mughayat Syah in 1511.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1584–88 the Bishop of Malacca, D. João Ribeiro Gaio, based on information provided by a former captive called Diogo Gil, wrote the Roteiro das Cousas do Achem (Lisboa 1997) – a description of the Sultanate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLater, during its golden era, in the 17th century, its territory and political influence expanded as far as Satun in southern Thailand, Johor in Malay Peninsula, and Siak in what is today the province of Riau. As was the case with most non-Javan pre-colonial states, Acehnese power expanded outward by sea rather than inland. As it expanded down the Sumatran coast, its main competitors were Johor and Portuguese Malacca on the other side of the Straits of Malacca. It was this seaborne trade focus that saw Aceh rely on rice imports from north Java rather than develop self sufficiency in rice production.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter the Portuguese occupation of Malacca in 1511, many Islamic traders passing the Malacca Straits shifted their trade to Banda Aceh and increased the Acehnese rulers\\' wealth. During the reign of Sultan Iskandar Muda in the 17th century, Aceh\\'s influence extended to most of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula. Aceh allied itself with the Ottoman Empire and the Dutch East India Company in their struggle against the Portuguese and the Johor Sultanate. Acehnese military power waned gradually thereafter, and Aceh ceded its territory of Pariaman in Sumatra to the Dutch in the 18th century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy the early nineteenth century, however, Aceh had become an increasingly influential power due to its strategic location for controlling regional trade. In the 1820s it was the producer of over half the world\\'s supply of black pepper. The pepper trade produced new wealth for the Sultanate and for the rulers of many smaller nearby ports that had been under Aceh\\'s control, but were now able to assert more independence. These changes initially threatened Acehs integrity, but a new sultan Tuanku Ibrahim, who controlled the kingdom from 1838 to 1870, reasserted power over nearby ports.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnder the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 the British ceded their colonial possessions on Sumatra to the Dutch. In the treaty, the British described Aceh as one of their possessions, although they had no actual control over the Sultanate. Initially, under the agreement the Dutch agreed to respect Aceh\\'s independence. In 1871, however, the British dropped previous opposition to a Dutch invasion of Aceh, possibly to prevent France or the United States from gaining a foothold in the region. Although neither the Dutch nor the British knew the specifics, there had been rumors since the 1850s that Aceh had been in communication with the rulers of France and of the Ottoman Empire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDepot des cartes et plans de la Marine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service is a French public establishment of an administrative nature, administered by the Ministry of Defence. It is the successor to the \u003cb\u003eDépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine\u003c\/b\u003e, founded in 1720 which became the Naval Hydrographic Service in 1886 and the Naval and Oceanographic Service in 1971.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Depot des cartes et plans de la Marine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13493262581795,"sku":"30142","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/30142_c03447c2-6b4d-4f5d-af3b-54de3636c4ac.jpg?v=1689922161"},{"product_id":"1755-antoine-prevost-antique-map-of-tharangambadi-nagapattinam-district-tamil-nadu-india","title":"1755 Antoine Prevost Antique Map of Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu, India","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarte du District de Tranquebar: Caart des Regtsgebieds van Trankenbar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  61070\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e17in x 15in (430mm x 380mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1755\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis large original copper-plate engraved antique map a plan of the city, fort \u0026amp; environs of Tharangambadi, formerly Tranquebar, in Tamil Nadu, India - with separate page Index of Buildings and important landmarks - by Jakob van Schley in 1755, was published in the Dutch edition of Antoine François Prevosts 15 volumes of \u003ci\u003eHistoire Generale des Voyages \u003c\/i\u003ewritten by Prevost \u0026amp; other authors between 1746-1790.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: -\u003cbr\u003eColors used: -\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: -\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 17in x 15in (430mm x 380mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 13in x 13in (305mm x 305mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1in (25mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - None\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - Folds as issued\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTharangambadi, formerly Tranquebar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, is a town in the Nagapattinam district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies 15 kilometres north of Karaikal, near the mouth of a distributary of the Kaveri River. It was a Danish colony from 1620 to 1845, and in Danish it is still known as Trankebar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe place dates back to 14th century. Masilamani nathar (Shiva) temple was built in 1306, in a land given by Maravarman Kulasekara Pandyan I. As of now, this temple is the oldest monument. Until 1620, when the Danes came, the place was under Thanjavur Nayak kingdom. Danish admiral Ove Gjedde felt the place would be a potential trading centre, made a deal with Raghunatha Nayak and built a fort, which is known as Fort Dansborg. Nevertheless, a jesuit Catholic church was already in place before that, catering for the Indo-Portuguese community. The Catholic church was probably demolished to build the fort. This fort was the residence and headquarters of the governor and other officials for about 150 years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong the first Protestant missionaries to set foot in India were two Lutherans from Germany, Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg and Heinrich Pluetschau, who began work in 1705 in the Danish settlement of Tranquebar. Ziegenbalg translated the Old and New Testaments into Tamil, imported a printing press, and printed the New Testament in Tamil in 1714.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe local people were forced to learn the broken Portuguese that was the lingua franca between Indians and Europeans at the time, and later on translated the Bible into the local Tamil language. They also established a printing press, which within a hundred years of its establishment in 1712 had printed 300 books in Tamil. At first they only made little progress in their religious efforts, but gradually the mission spread to Madras, Cuddalore and Tanjore. Today Bishop of Tranquebar is the official title of a bishop in theTamil Evangelical Lutheran Church (TELC) in South India which was founded in 1919 as a result of the German Lutheran Leipzig Mission and Church of Sweden Mission. The seat of the Bishop, the Cathedral and its Church House (\\\\\\\"Tranquebar House\\\\\\\") is in Tiruchirappalli.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Zion church was consecrated in 1701, which is the oldest Protestant church in India. In 1718, The New Jerusalem Church was constructed. Moravian Brethren missionaries from Herrnhut, Saxony established the Brethren\\\\\\'s Garden at Porayar near Tranquebar and operated it as a missionary centre for a number of years. An Italian Catholic FatherConstanzo Beschi, who worked in the colony from 1711 to 1740, found himself in conflict with the Lutheran pioneers at Tranquebar, against whom he wrote several polemical works.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTranquebar was occupied by the British in February 1808 during the Napoleonic Wars but was restored to Denmark following the Treaty of Kiel in 1814 and The Norwegian Declaration of Independence. Along with the Danish settlement of Serampore in Bengal, it was sold to the British in 1845. 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The conflicts involved numerous nominally independent rulers and their vassals, struggles for succession and territory, and included a diplomatic and military struggle between the French East India Company and the British East India Company. They were mainly fought on the territories in India which were dominated by the Nizam of Hyderabad up to the Godavari delta. As a result of these military contests, the British East India Company established its dominance among the European trading companies within India. The French company was pushed to a corner and was confined primarily to Pondichéry. The East India company\\'s dominance eventually led to control by the British Company over most of India and eventually to the establishment of the British Raj.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the 18th century, the coastal Carnatic region was a dependency of Hyderabad. Three Carnatic Wars were fought between 1746 and 1763.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Coromandel Coast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the southeastern coast region of the Indian subcontinent, bounded by the Utkal Plains to the north, the Bay of Bengal to the east, the Kaveri delta to the south, and the Eastern Ghats to the west, extending over an area of about 22,800 square kilometres. Its definition can also include the northwestern coast of the island of Sri Lanka.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy late 1530 the Coromandel Coast was home to three Portuguese settlements at Nagapattinam, São Tomé de Meliapore, and Pulicat. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Coromandel Coast was the scene of rivalries among European powers for control of the India trade. The British established themselves at Fort St George (Madras) and Masulipatnam, the Dutch at Pulicat, Sadras and Covelong, the French at Pondicherry, Karaikal and Nizampatnam, the Danish in Dansborg at Tharangambadi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Coromandel Coast supplied Indian Muslim eunuchs to the Thai palace and court of Siam. The Thai at times asked eunuchs from China to visit the court in Thailand and advise them on court ritual since they held them in high regard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEventually the British won out, although France retained the tiny enclaves of Pondichéry and Karaikal until 1954. Chinese lacquer goods, including boxes, screens, and chests, became known as Coromandel goods in the 18th century, because many Chinese exports were consolidated at the Coromandel ports.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antoine Francois Prevost","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13522633785379,"sku":"61076","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/61076.jpg?v=1689925739"},{"product_id":"1669-arnoldus-montanus-large-antique-print-of-a-japanese-marriage-ceremony","title":"1669 Arnoldus Montanus Large Antique Print of a Japanese Marriage Ceremony 結婚式","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle  : Ceremonies du Mariage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate  : 1669\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef # :  23411-1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize   : 14 1\/2in x 9in (360mm x 230mm)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis original copper-plate engraved antique print of a Japanese Marriage Ceremony during the early Edo period of Japanese history, by Arnoldus Montanus was published in the 1669 edition of \u003ci\u003eGedenkwaerdige Gesantschappen der Oost-Indische Maetschappy int Vereenigde Nederland, aen de Kaisaren van Japan. Getrokken uit de Geschriften en Reiseaentekeninge der zelver Gesanten\u003c\/i\u003e (Atlas Japannensis being remarkable addresses by way of Embassy from the East India Company of the United Provinces, to the Emperor of Japan)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: -\u003cbr\u003eColors used: -\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: -\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 15in x 12in (380mm x 305mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 13in x 10in (330mm x 255mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1in (20mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - None\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - None\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarriage in the Edo period\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1600–1868)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn pre-modern Japan, marriage was inextricable from the ie (家, family or household), the basic unit of society with a collective continuity independent of any individual life. Members of the household were expected to subordinate all their own interests to that of the ie, with respect for an ideal of filial piety and social hierarchy that borrowed much from Confucianism. The choice to remain single was the greatest crime a man could commit, according to Baron Hozumi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarriages were duly arranged by the head of the household, who represented it publicly and was legally responsible for its members, and any preference by either principal in a marital arrangement was considered improper. Property was regarded to belong to the ie rather than to individuals, and inheritance was strictly agnatic primogeniture. A woman (女) married the household (家) of her husband, hence the logograms for yome (嫁, wife) and yomeiri (嫁入り, marriage, lit. wife entering).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the absence of sons, some households would adopt a male heir (養子, or yōshi) to maintain the dynasty, a practice which continues in corporate Japan. Nearly all adoptions are of adult men. Marriage was restricted to households of equal social standing (分限), which made selection a crucial, painstaking process. Although Confucian ethics encouraged people to marry outside their own group, limiting the search to a local community remained the easiest way to ensure an honorable match. Approximately one-in-five marriages in pre-modern Japan occurred between households that were already related.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOutcast communities such as the Burakumin could not marry outside of their caste, and marriage discrimination continued even after an 1871 edict abolished the caste system, well into the twentieth century. Marriage between a Japanese and non-Japanese person was not officially permitted until 14 March 1873, a date now commemorated as White Day. Marriage with a foreigner required the Japanese national to surrender his or her social standing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe purposes of marriage in the medieval and Edo periods was to form alliances between families, to relieve the family of its female dependents, to perpetuate the family line, and, especially for the lower classes, to add new members to the family\\'s workforce. The seventeenth-century treatise Onna Daigaku (Greater Learning for Women) instructed wives honor their parents-in-law before their own parents, and to be courteous, humble, and conciliatory towards their husbands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHusbands were also encouraged to place the needs of their parents and children before those of their wives. One British observer remarked, If you love your wife you spoil your mother\\'s servant. The tension between a housewife and her mother-in-law has been a keynote of Japanese drama ever since.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRomantic love (愛情, aijō) played little part in medieval marriages, as emotional attachment was considered inconsistent with filial piety. A proverb said, Those who come together in passion stay together in tears. For men, sexual gratification was seen as separate from conjugal relations with ones wife, where the purpose was procreation. The genre called Ukiyo-e (浮世絵, lit. floating world pictures) celebrated the luxury and hedonism of the era, typically with depictions of beautiful courtesans and geisha of the pleasure districts. Concubinage and prostitution were common, public, relatively respectable, until the social upheaval of the Meiji Restoration put an end to feudal society in Japan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arnoldus Montanus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13595708391459,"sku":"23411-1","price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/23411-1_9ddd61f0-c2b8-41f4-9cad-fee4e0fb7851.jpg?v=1689927565"},{"product_id":"1669-montanus-antique-print-sanjusangen-do-buddhist-temple-kyoto-japan","title":"1669 Montanus Antique Print Sanjūsangen-dō 三十三間堂 Buddhist Temple Kyoto, Japan","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle  : \u003cem\u003eTemple ou il y a 1000 Idoles: Temple met Duysend Beelden\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate  : 1669\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef # :  23413\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize   : 14 1\/2in x 9in (360mm x 230mm)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis original copper-plate engraved antique print of Sanjūsangen-dō (三十三間堂) a Buddhist temple in Higashiyama District of Kyoto, Japan (with 1000 Kannon statues) during the Edo period, by Arnoldus Montanus was published in the 1669 edition of \u003ci\u003eGedenkwaerdige Gesantschappen der Oost-Indische Maetschappy int Vereenigde Nederland, aen de Kaisaren van Japan. Getrokken uit de Geschriften en Reiseaentekeninge der zelver Gesanten\u003c\/i\u003e (Atlas Japannensis being remarkable addresses by way of Embassy from the East India Company of the United Provinces, to the Emperor of Japan)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: -\u003cbr\u003eColors used: -\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: -\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 15in x 12in (380mm x 305mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 13in x 10in (330mm x 255mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1in (20mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - None\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - None\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSanjūsangen-dō (三十三間堂, lit. thirty-three ken (length) hall) is a Buddhist temple in Higashiyama District of Kyoto, Japan. Officially known as Rengeō-in (蓮華王院), or Hall of the Lotus King, Sanjūsangen-dō belongs to and is run by the Myōhō-in temple, a part of the Tendai school of Buddhism. The temple name literally means Hall with thirty three spaces between columns, describing the architecture of the long main hall of the temple.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaira no Kiyomori completed the temple under order of Emperor Go-Shirakawa in 1164. The temple complex suffered a fire in 1249 and only the main hall was rebuilt in 1266. In January, the temple has an event known as the Rite of the Willow (柳枝のお加持), where worshippers are touched on the head with a sacred willow branch to cure and prevent headaches. A popular archery tournament known as the Tōshiya (通し矢) has also been held here, beside the West veranda, since the Edo period. The duel between the famous warrior Miyamoto Musashi and Yoshioka Denshichirō, leader of the Yoshioka-ryū, is popularly believed to have been fought just outside Sanjūsangen-dō in 1604.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe main deity of the temple is Sahasrabhuja-arya-avalokiteśvara or the Thousand Armed Kannon. The statue of the main deity was created by the Kamakura sculptor Tankei and is a National Treasure of Japan. The temple also contains one thousand life-size statues of the Thousand Armed Kannon which stand on both the right and left sides of the main statue in 10 rows and 50 columns. Of these, 124 statues are from the original temple, rescued from the fire of 1249, while the remaining 876 statues were constructed in the 13th century. The statues are made of Japanese cypress clad in gold leaf. The temple is 120 - meter long[1]. Around the 1000 Kannon statues stand 28 statues of guardian deities. 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Passages in his own writings show that he was employed in Indian waters from 1753 almost continuously. He implies that during part of the Seven Years War he was on the Elizabeth, in the squadron under Admiral Charles Steevens; but this cannot be verified from the pay-book.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1762 Forrest had command of a Company ship. In 1770 he was engaged in forming the new settlement at Balambangan which had been recommended by Alexander Dalrymple, and in 1774 he led an exploring mission in the direction of New Guinea. He sailed on 9 December in the Tartar, a garay boat from Sulu of about ten tons burden, with two English officers and a crew of eighteen Malays. In this, accompanied during part of the time by two small boats, he pushed his explorations as far as Geelvink Bay in New Guinea, examining the Sulu Archipelago, the south coast of Mindanao, Mandiolo, Batchian, and particularly Waigeo, of which his was the first good chart. Forrest reached Dorei Harbour,[1] and returned to Achin (present-day Aceh) in March 1776.\u003cbr\u003eIn December 1782 Forrest was tasked by governor-general Warren Hastings to gain intelligence of the French fleet, which had left the coast of India and had eluded Sir Edward Hughes the English commander-in-chief. The British surmised that the French were headed for Mauritius; Forrest spotted the ships near Achin and returned the information to Vizagapatam just ahead of the French return. In the following June he sailed again to survey the Andaman Islands, but falling to leeward of them, passed through the Preparis Channel to the Tenasserim coast, which he examined southwards as far as Quedah. In 1790 he made a more thorough examination of the same coast and of its offshore islands, which lay in a long row, leaving a 125-mile-long sheltered passage between them and the mainland. He christened that stretch Forrest Strait.\u003cbr\u003eForrest is said to have died in India about 1802.\u003cbr\u003eA detailed account of Forrests 1774 voyage was published in 1779 under the title, A Voyage to New Guinea and the Moluccas from Balambangan … during the years 1774–5–6; the volume included a portrait of the author. In 1782 Forrest published at Calcutta A Treatise on the Monsoons in East India, a new edition of which was published in London in 1783.\u003cbr\u003eAn account of the first survey voyage came out in 1789 under the title, A Journal of the Esther Brig, Capt. Thomas Forrest, from Bengal to Quedah, in 1783, later edited by Dalrymple, with publishing costs borne by the East India Company. An account of the second survey voyage was published in 1792 as A Voyage from Calcutta to the Mergui Archipelago, with which were included some minor essays and descriptive accounts, as well as a reprint of the Treatise on the Monsoons. This volume is dedicated to William Aldersey, president of the board of trade in Bengal, who was described as Forrests cousin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Forrest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14948586192931,"sku":"31727","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/31727.jpg?v=1689924114"},{"product_id":"copy-of-1779-thomas-forrest-antique-print-views-maluku-moluccas-spice-islands-indonesia","title":"1764 J B D Anville Large Antique Map of Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Black Sea","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAsiae que Vulgo Minor Dicitur et Syria...Auctor D Anville...MDCCLXIV\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef  :  92299\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e30in x 21in (760mm x 535mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1764\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A) Very Good Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis large original copper plate engraved antique map of Turkey, Cyprus \u0026amp; Syria was engraved in 1764 - dated in the tile cartouche - and was published in Jean-Baptiste Bourguinon D Anvilles large elephant folio atlas \u003ci\u003eAtlas Generale.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: - Original\u003cbr\u003eColors used: - Yellow, Green, pink\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 30in x 21in (760mm x 535mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 25in x 20in (635mm x 515mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1\/2in (12mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Creasing\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - Creasing\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - Creasing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Ottoman Empire also historically known in Western Europe as the Turkish Empire or simply Turkey, was a state that controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia and North Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries. It was founded at the end of the 13th century in northwestern Anatolia in the town of Söğüt (modern-day Bilecik Province) by the Oghuz Turkish tribal leader Osman I. After 1354, the Ottomans crossed into Europe, and with the conquest of the Balkans, the Ottoman beylik was transformed into a transcontinental empire. The Ottomans ended the Byzantine Empire with the 1453 conquest of Constantinople by Mehmed the Conqueror.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the 16th and 17th centuries, at the height of its power under the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottoman Empire was a multinational, multilingual empire controlling most of Southeast Europe, parts of Central Europe, Western Asia, parts of Eastern Europe and the Caucasus, North Africa and the Horn of Africa. At the beginning of the 17th century, the empire contained 32 provinces and numerous vassal states. 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The Ottomans consequently suffered severe military defeats in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, which prompted them to initiate a comprehensive process of reform and modernisation known as the Tanzimat. Thus, over the course of the 19th century, the Ottoman state became vastly more powerful and organised, despite suffering further territorial losses, especially in the Balkans, where a number of new states emerged. The empire allied with Germany in the early 20th century, hoping to escape from the diplomatic isolation which had contributed to its recent territorial losses, and thus joined World War I on the side of the Central Powers. While the Empire was able to largely hold its own during the conflict, it was struggling with internal dissent, especially with the Arab Revolt in its Arabian holdings. 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The rivers flow in a south-easterly direction through the central plain and combine at Al-Qurnah to form the Shatt al-Arab and discharge into the Persian Gulf.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe region has historical importance as part of the Fertile Crescent region, in which civilization is believed to have first emerged.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jean Baptiste Bourguignon D'Anville","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14955361402915,"sku":"92300","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/92300.jpg?v=1689924122"},{"product_id":"1775-la-perouse-antique-map-of-nw-pacific-bering-straits-to-china-philippines","title":"1775 La Perouse Antique Map of NW Pacific, Bering Straits to China, Philippines","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarte des Declinaisons et inclinaisons de l\\'Aiguille Aimantee redigee d apres la table des observations Magnetiques faites par les Voyageurs depuis l Annee 1775\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e24in x 24in (520mm x 520mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e1775\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRef #:  32192\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis large original copper plate engraved antique NW Pacific - from the Bering Straits to China \u0026amp; The Philippines - by Jean-François de Galaup, Comte de la Pérouse was engraved in 1775 and published in Count de Buffons monumental publication \u003ci\u003eHistoire Naturelle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: -\u003cbr\u003eColors used: -\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: -\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 24in x 24in (520mm x 520mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 24in x 24in (520mm x 520mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1\/2in (12mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - None\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - Folds as issued, light toning along folds\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis map is one of 8 charts which records the first detailed \u0026amp; documented the earths magnetism. Compiled from the reports of La Perouse last voyage in the Pacific.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn uncommon chart designed to display magnetic variation in the Pacific, published in Count de Buffons \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistoire Naturelle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, in the mineralogy volumes. As this section was not as popular as the bird volumes it is believed that only 250 copies of this edition were printed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jean Francois La Perouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14972199141411,"sku":"32192","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/32192.jpg?v=1689924531"},{"product_id":"1747-tobias-lotter-antique-miniature-map-of-asia-gulf-of-carpentaria-australia","title":"1747 Tobias Lotter Antique Miniature Map of Asia, Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAsia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e5 1\/2in x 4 1\/2in (140mm x 115mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A) Very Good Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e1747\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRef #:  93110\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis original copper plate engraved antique miniature map of Asia by Tobias Lotter was published in the 1747 edition of \u003ci\u003eAtlas Geographicus Portatilis XXIX mappis orbis habitabilis regna exhibens.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: - Original\u003cbr\u003eColors used: - Green\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 5 1\/2in x 4 1\/2in (140mm x 115mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 5 1\/2in x 4 1\/2in (140mm x 115mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1\/4in (5mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Light age toning\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - Light age toning\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - Light age toning\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tobias Conrad Lotter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14972536324131,"sku":"93110","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/93110.jpg?v=1689926070"},{"product_id":"1650-jan-jansson-nicolaas-blankaert-3-x-large-antique-maps-europe-asia-africa","title":"1650 Jan Jansson \u0026 Nicolaas Blankaert 3 x Large Antique Maps Europe, Asia \u0026 Africa","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e : \u003cstrong\u003eEuropa Antiqua cum finitimis; Asia antiqua cum finitimis; Africae Antiquae, et quarundam...\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Date :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1650\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Ref:  50489, 50490, 50492\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Size: 22 1\/2in x 20in (565mm x 510mm) each\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1650 Jan Jansson published three maps of the ancient world, Europe, Asia \u0026amp; Africa, after much considered and detailed work by the Leyden scholar of antiquities Nicolass Blanckaert 1624 - 1703, Latin Nicolaus Blancardus. These three highly detailed maps were only published in limited release and so are incredibly rare, especially as a set.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNicolaas Blanckaert\u003c\/em\u003e was a respected expert on the ancient world specialising on the Roman World and Alexander the Great. Three incredibly rare maps in exceptional condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: -\u003cbr\u003eColors used: -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral color appearance: -\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 22 1\/2in x 20in (565mm x 510mm) each\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 20 1\/2in x 15in (510mm x 380mm); 22in x 18 1\/2in (560mm x 470mm); 21in x 15in (535mm x 380mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1\/2in (12mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImperfections:\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - None\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - None\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander III of Macedon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 356 – 323 BC, commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king (basileus) of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty. He was born in Pella in 356 BC and succeeded his father Philip II to the throne at the age of 20. He spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaign through Asia and northeast Africa, and by the age of thirty, he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from Greece to northwestern India. He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered one of historys most successful military commanders.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring his youth, Alexander was tutored by Aristotle until age 16. After Philips assassination in 336 BC, he succeeded his father to the throne and inherited a strong kingdom and an experienced army. Alexander was awarded the generalship of Greece and used this authority to launch his fathers pan-Hellenic project to lead the Greeks in the conquest of Persia. In 334 BC, he invaded the Achaemenid Empire (Persian Empire) and began a series of campaigns that lasted 10 years. Following the conquest of Anatolia, Alexander broke the power of Persia in a series of decisive battles, most notably the battles of Issus and Gaugamela. He subsequently overthrew Persian King Darius III and conquered the Achaemenid Empire in its entirety. At that point, his empire stretched from the Adriatic Sea to the Beas River.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander endeavoured to reach the ends of the world and the Great Outer Sea and invaded India in 326 BC, winning an important victory over the Pauravas at the Battle of the Hydaspes. He eventually turned back at the demand of his homesick troops, dying in Babylon in 323 BC, the city that he planned to establish as his capital, without executing a series of planned campaigns that would have begun with an invasion of Arabia. In the years following his death, a series of civil wars tore his empire apart, resulting in the establishment of several states ruled by the Diadochi, Alexanders surviving generals and heirs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexanders legacy includes the cultural diffusion and syncretism which his conquests engendered, such as Greco-Buddhism. He founded some twenty cities that bore his name, most notably Alexandria in Egypt. Alexanders settlement of Greek colonists and the resulting spread of Greek culture in the east resulted in a new Hellenistic civilization, aspects of which were still evident in the traditions of the Byzantine Empire in the mid-15th century AD and the presence of Greek speakers in central and far eastern Anatolia until the Greek genocide of the 1920s. Alexander became legendary as a classical hero in the mould of Achilles, and he features prominently in the history and mythic traditions of both Greek and non-Greek cultures. He was undefeated in battle and became the measure against which military leaders compared themselves. Military academies throughout the world still teach his tactics. He is often ranked among the most influential people in history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Roman Empire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was the post-Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity it included large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, North Africa and West Asia ruled by emperors. From the accession of Caesar Augustus to the military anarchy of the third century, it was a principate with Italy as metropole of the provinces and its city of Rome as sole capital (27 BC – 286 AD). Although fragmented briefly during the military crisis, the empire was forcibly reassembled, then ruled by multiple emperors who shared rule over the Western Roman Empire (based in Milan and later in Ravenna) and over the Eastern Roman Empire (based in Nicomedia and later in Constantinople). Rome remained the nominal capital of both parts until 476 AD, when it sent the imperial insignia to Constantinople (Byzantium - Ancient Greek: Βυζάντιον, Byzántion) following the capture of Ravenna by the barbarians of Odoacer and the subsequent deposition of Romulus Augustus. The fall of the Western Roman Empire to Germanic kings, along with the hellenization of the Eastern Roman Empire into the Byzantine Empire, conventionally marks the end of Ancient Rome and the beginning of the Middle Ages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe predecessor state of the Roman Empire, the Roman Republic (which had replaced Romes monarchy in the 6th century BC) became severely destabilized in a series of civil wars and political conflicts. In the mid-1st century BC Julius Caesar was appointed as perpetual dictator and then assassinated in 44 BC. Civil wars and proscriptions continued, culminating in the victory of Octavian, Caesars adopted son, over Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC. The following year Octavian conquered Ptolemaic Egypt, ending the Hellenistic period that had begun with the conquests of Alexander the Great of Macedon in the 4th century BC. Octavians power then became unassailable, and in 27 BC the Roman Senate formally granted him overarching power and the new title Augustus, effectively making him the first Roman emperor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first two centuries of the Empire saw a period of unprecedented stability and prosperity known as the Pax Romana (Roman Peace). Rome reached its greatest territorial expanse during the reign of Trajan (98–117 AD). A period of increasing trouble and decline began with the reign of Commodus (177-192). In the 3rd century the Empire underwent a crisis that threatened its existence, as the Gallic Empire and Palmyrene Empire broke away from the Roman state, and a series of short-lived emperors, often from the legions, led the empire. The empire was reunified under Aurelian (r. 270–275). In an effort to stabilize the Empire, Diocletian set up two different imperial courts in the Greek East and Latin West in 286. Christians rose to positions of power in the 4th century following the Edict of Milan of 313. Shortly after, the Migration Period, involving large invasions by Germanic peoples and by the Huns of Attila, led to the decline of the Western Roman Empire. With the fall of Ravenna to the Germanic Herulians and the deposition of Romulus Augustulus in 476 AD by Odoacer, the Western Roman Empire finally collapsed – the (Eastern Roman) Emperor Zeno formally abolished it in 480 AD. Nonetheless, some states in the territories of the former Western Roman Empire would later claim to have inherited the supreme power of the emperors of Rome, most notably the Holy Roman Empire. The Eastern Roman Empire, identified by modern historians under the name of the Byzantine Empire, survived for another millennium until the Empires last remains collapsed when Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks of Sultan Mehmed II in 1453.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDue to the Roman Empires vast extent and long endurance, the institutions and culture of Rome had a profound and lasting influence on the development of language, religion, art, architecture, philosophy, law, and forms of government in the territory it governed, and far beyond. The Latin language of the Romans evolved into the Romance languages of the medieval and modern world, while Medieval Greek became the language of the Eastern Roman Empire. The Empires adoption of Christianity led to the formation of medieval Christendom. Greek and Roman art had a profound impact on the Italian Renaissance. Romes architectural tradition served as the basis for Romanesque, Renaissance and Neoclassical architecture, and also had a strong influence on Islamic architecture. The corpus of Roman law has its descendants in many legal systems of the world today, such as the Napoleonic Code, while Romes republican institutions have left an enduring legacy, influencing the Italian city-states republics of the Medieval period, as well as the early United States and other modern democratic republics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jan Jansson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31867057569827,"sku":"50489, 50490, 50492","price":2250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/products\/Blankaart.jpg?v=1689927813"},{"product_id":"1860-edward-weller-large-antique-map-of-the-pacific-australia-to-california","title":"1860 Edward Weller Large Antique Map of The Pacific - Australia to California","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Pacific Ocean\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef #:  70063\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize: \u003cspan\u003e26 1\/2in x 19in (675mm x 490mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1860\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCondition: (A+) Fine Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis original steel plate engraved hand coloured antique map by Edward Weller was published in the 1860 edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Dispatch Atlas; \u003c\/i\u003ea compilation of maps Weller had already published in The Weekly Dispatch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: - Original\u003cbr\u003eColors used: - Yellow, Green, pink\u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: - Authentic\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 26 1\/2in x 19in (675mm x 490mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 26 1\/2in x 19in (675mm x 490mm)\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 1\/2in (10mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - None\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - None\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeller, Edward 1819 – 1884\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeller was a London-based engraver, cartographer and publisher, working from offices in Red Lion Square and later, Bloomsbury. Amongst his considerable portfolio were various atlases, many of which focussed on the educational publishing market. Having established his credentials as an engraver of finely detailed works, he sold maps to be published in a number of regular magazines and pamphlets, perhaps the best known being The Dispatch Atlas; a compilation of maps Weller had already published in The Weekly Dispatch. Although Weller usually engraved the maps himself, he did work in partnership with others, particularly John Dower for this 1858 and 1863 volume. Weller also published The Crown Atlas in 1871.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Dispatch Atlas featured well over one hundred superbly detailed steel plate engraved maps, usually with simplistic, single colour outline hand colouring, and a distinctive header style. Most English counties featured, some of which were divided onto separate sheets, affording space to engrave in even greater detail. 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