China showing route of George Macartney's Embassy in 1793. THOMSON 1830 map
China. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Drawn & engraved by Robert Scott for John Thomson's "New General Atlas". Provenance: "A new general atlas", consisting of a series of geographical designs, on various projections, exhibiting the form and component parts of the globe; and a collection of maps and charts, delineating the natural and political divisions of the Empires, Kingdoms, and States in the World", Edinburgh: Printed by George Ramsay and Company, for John Thomson and Company, Edinburgh; Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, London; and John Cumming, Dublin [Thomson's New General Atlas]. Type: Antique early 19th century atlas map with original hand colouring. A large, detailed map of China, including Formosa (Taiwan). The track of George Macartney's Embassy to China in 1793, the first British diplomatic mission to the country, is marked: "Hindoostan and Lion with the British Embassy to China 1793". The expedition was led by the warship HMS Lion, commanded by Captain Sir Erasmus Gower, and the Hindostan, belonging to the East India Company, was commanded by Captain William Mackintosh.
Size: 6281px × 7333px
Location: China
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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