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Die Chinesische Küste : der Provinz Kuang-tung, zu beiden Seiten des Meridians von Macao.
Berghaus, Heinrich Karl Wilhelm, 1797-1884.
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Provinz Kuang-tung, zu beiden Seiten des Meridians von Macao
CREATED/PUBLISHED
Gotha : Justus Perthes, 1834.
SUMMARY
A striking, rare and attractive large-scale early 19th century chart of the mouth of the Pearl River focusing on the region around present-day Macao and Hong Kong. The top left of the engraving is filled with a detailed plan of Macao surrounded by smaller engravings of Tiger Island, the Bocca Tigris, Lantao and a profile of Macao, and the famous view of Luis de Camoens' Grotto at Macao with detailed annotations and description below. A detailed inset lower center shown Harlem & Bias Bays to the North of Mirs Bay. Hong Kong is well detailed and named with Ty-tam Bai also indentified. Lantau and Lamma are also well detailed. The lower and right hand areas are filled with well-detailed profile views of the Islands, coastlines, and shores of the Pearl River area.
NOTES
Depth shown by soundings and hachures.
"Berghaus' Atlas von Asia, no. 16"
Originally appeared in: Atlas von Asia.
Includes a lengthy annotations on the Chart's sources and on the topography of Macao, Canton and the Pearl River area.
Scale 1:460,000.
Scale 1:20,000.
SUBJECTS
Pearl River Estuary (China)--Maps.
Macau (China : Special Administrative Region)--Maps.
Nautical charts--China--Pearl River Estuary.
Nautical charts--China--Macau (Special Administrative Region)
China--Pearl River Estuary.
China--Macau (Special Administrative Region)
MEDIUM
1 map ; 78 x 88 cm.
CALL NUMBER
G7822.P4 1834 .B4
REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA
DIGITAL ID
(Copy 1) g7822p ct000569 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g7822p.ct000569
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