File:1799 Clement Cruttwell Map of China, Korea, and Taiwan - Geographicus - China-cruttwell-1799.jpg
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China. |
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English: A fine 1799 map of China by the English mapmaker Clement Cruttwell. Includes the modern day provinces of Sichuan (Setchuen), Yunnan, Fujian (Fokien), Zchejiang (Tche Kiang), Honan (Henan), Shandong (Chan Tong), and Shanxi (Shansi). Also shows abolished provinces, such as Houquang, Koertcheou and Sen-Miaose. Includes Korea (Corea), as well as the Islands of Japan. A legend appears in the lower-left quadrant to identify capital cities, first and second order capitals, and third and fourth order capitals. Identifies the Great Wall. Outline color and fine copper plate engraving in the minimalist English style prevalent in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Mountains and topographical other detail shown by profile. Also makes note of rivers and shoals. Drawn by Clement Cruttwell and published in the 1799 Atlas to Cruttwell's Gazetteer. |
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Date | 1799 (dated) | |||||
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height: 14 in (35.5 cm); width: 16 in (40.6 cm) dimensions QS:P2048,14U218593 dimensions QS:P2049,16U218593 |
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Geographicus link: China-cruttwell-1799 |
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Cruttwell, C., Atlas to Cruttwell's Gazetteer, 1799.
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