Xutien alias Quinzay - Antique map

Author: Merian, Matthäus

Publisher: Merian, Matthäus

Published: Frankfurt am Main

Publishing year: 1638

Hangzhou. "Xutien alias Quinzay". Orig. copperplate engraving from M. Merian's Archontologica Cosmica, 1638. With decorative title and many ships. 18,5:26 cm (7 1/4 x 10 1/4 inch).

A birds-eye-view of Chinese city of Hangzhou (Hangchow, Hang-Tschou), the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, an eastern coastal province of China. - A reduced version of Jansson's unusual plan of the city of Hangzhou, that was based on the account given by Marco Polo. - Printed on paper with wide marins sized 34,5:38 cm.

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Tags: Antique map, Antique maps, Old maps, Hangzhou, China, Xutien alias Quinzay, copperplate engraving, Merian, Archontologia Cosmica, 1638