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Auction: 15040 - Antique Maps sale during the International Exhibition
Lot: 73

Maps
China
Peking
1796 Sketch of the Pay-Ho or White River and of the Road from Pekin to Geho, by George L. Staunton; 16 x 22 inches, uncoloured.

Detailed map of the river from Bejing to the Sea and the road from Bejing to Geho, from Sir George Leonard Staunton's "An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China"; London: G. Nicol, 1796. Fine chart shows the course of the Pay-Ho River flowing from Peking to the Gulf of Petcheli, with flat cultivated lands on both sides of the river and many villages and willow trees lining its banks. It also shows the Road from Peking to Geho shaded by willow trees & bordered by cultivated fields. The City of Peking is drawn as a fortified block plan with the roads and river leading to it. Includes a compass rose with fleur-de-lys pointer.

Tone spotting on the map and, in particular, in the right margin. Photo

Estimate
SG$250 to SG$300

Sale 15040 Notices
Estimate restated to S$300-350