N/A. Français : Carte la plus generale et qui comprend la Chine, la Tartarie Chinoise, et le Thibet. Dressee sur les cartes particuliers des RR PP Jesuites, par le Sr. d', qui ya joint le pays compris entre Kashgar et la mar Caspienne, tire des geographes et des historiens orientaux English: A most general map, including China, Chinese Tartary, and Tibet, based on individual maps of the Jesuit fathers. The map gives 1734 as the year, but the modern HKUST publishers say 1737 English: Fragment: the region of today's Xinjiang (at the time of compiling the map, not yet part of Qing Empir
N/A. Français : Carte la plus generale et qui comprend la Chine, la Tartarie Chinoise, et le Thibet. Dressee sur les cartes particuliers des RR PP Jesuites, par le Sr. d', qui ya joint le pays compris entre Kashgar et la mar Caspienne, tire des geographes et des historiens orientaux English: A most general map, including China, Chinese Tartary, and Tibet, based on individual maps of the Jesuit fathers. The map gives 1734 as the year, but the modern HKUST publishers say 1737 English: Fragment: the region of today's Xinjiang (at the time of compiling the map, not yet part of Qing Empire) 'D’Anville’s maps of China were based on a survey of the Chinese empire that was ordered by the emperor in 1708 and carried out by the Chinese, but under the supervision of Jesuit priests resident in China. The detail about the interior of China was far superior to any previous Western map or atlas. D’Anville’s work remained a standard Western source for the geography of China and adjacent regions until well into the 19th century, when it finally was superseded by more accurate maps.' — (World Digital Library) . 1734, according to the map itself (although the modern publishers say 1737). Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (1697–1782) Description French geographer and cartographer Date of birth/death 11 July 1697 28 January 1782 Location of birth/death Paris Paris Work location Paris Authority control : Q733907 VIAF:7472342 ISNI:0000 0001 2119 4359 LCCN:n80126318 NLA:35007441 Open Library:OL926729A WorldCat 285 CEM-44-La-Chine-la-Tartarie-Chinoise-et-le-Thibet-1734-Kashgar-2573
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