Map of China and the adjacent countries / drawn from the latest surveys and other authentic documents ; drawn and engraved by J. & C. Walker
- Bib ID:
- 7835566
- Format:
- Map
- Author:
- J. & C. Walker (Firm), cartographer, engraver
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Scale:
- Scale approximately 1:4,245,120. 67 miles to an inch. (E °98ʹ00--E 130°00ʹ/N 42°00ʹ--N 23°00ʹ).
- Description:
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- London : W.H. Allen & Co., Leadenhall Street, 1844
- 1 map : hand colored, dissected and mounted on linen; 58.5 x 74.2 cm, on sheet 64.2 x 77.1 cm, folded to 21.5 x 13.0 cm, in cover 22.2 x 14.8 cm
- Notes:
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- Relief shown by hachures.
- "Published as the Act directs by Willm. H. Allen & Co., Leademhall Street, April 1st. 1844".
- "First published in 1833, this copy published just two years after the conclusion of the First Opium War and shows Hong Kong which was not indicated on the first edition. "The Route of the Embassy Under Lord Amherst" and the path of the Grand Canal are also indicated"--Vendors notes.
- Gilt cartouche cover, lettered in gilt on spine.
- Dissected into 18 parts.
- In: A History of China. By Thomas Thornton. Vol. 1.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-744941364
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1844
- Other authors/contributors:
- Also Titled:
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- Allen's map of China
- China
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Artistic
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1873
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1844
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