China.- Coronelli (Vincenzo Maria)

Quantung e Fokien, Provincie della China…, copper engraved map, from Coronelli’s rare ‘Corso Geografico Universale’, outlined in colour, large martial title cartouche with a Chinese wind-head, South China Seas decorated with five junks and Chinese galleys, central vertical fold, framed and glazed, over all size 845 x 700mm,Venice, 1697.

*** Fine example of Coronelli's map of the provinces of Guandong, Guangxi Fujian and Jiangxi, including Hainan, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and Taiwan. Shows Southeast China, centered on the Pearl River Delta, showing Macao (but pre-dating the first appearance of Hong Kong), and the northern part of the island of Luzon. Coronelli's map exhibits in fine detail the features of the region, with a prominent display of the Great Wall of China.