A chart, on Mercator's projection, containing the track and soundings of the Lion, the Hindostan and Tenders, from Turon-Bay in Cochin-China to the mouth of the Pei-ho River in the Gulph of Pe-tche-lee or Pekin / by J. Barrow ; engraved by B. Baker, Islington
- Bib ID:
- 3772824
- Format:
- Map
- Author:
- Barrow, John, Sir, 1764-1848, cartographer
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Scale:
- Scale approximately 1:4,300,000 ; Mercator's projection (E 108°00'--E 127°00'/N 41°00'--N 16°00').
- Description:
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- [London?] : George Nicol, April the 12th 1796
- 1 map : coloured ; 68.4 x 47.4 cm, on sheet 81.1 x 57.2 cm.
- Notes:
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- Nautical chart extends from Turon Bay in Cochin China (present day Đà Nẵng, Vietnam) up the coast of China to the Gulph of Pe-Tche-Lee or Pekin (present day the Gulf of Bohai in the Yellow Sea) showing the tracks and dates of the the Lion, and the Hindostan and Tenders. Relief shown by hachures, and soundings.
- Prime meridian: Greenwich and Pekin.
- Plate no. 4 from: An authentic account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China / Sir George Staunton. London : G. Nicol, 1797.
- Includes text.
- National Library's copy has annotations on map
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-775666370
- Subject:
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- Hindostan (Ship)
- Lion (Ship)
- Nautical charts -- China -- Bo Hai -- Early works to 1800
- Nautical charts -- China -- Pacific Coast -- Early works to 1800
- Nautical charts -- East China Sea -- Early works to 1800
- Nautical charts -- Vietnam -- Đà Nẵng Bay -- Early works to 1800
- Bo Hai (China) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
- Pacific Coast (China) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
- East China Sea -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
- Đà Nẵng Bay (Vietnam) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
- Time Coverage:
- 1796
- Other authors/contributors:
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
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- Material type:
- Artistic
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1848
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1796
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