COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL21051176
Reference Number:
8069
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Imperii Sinarum Nova Descriptio
Alternative Image Title:
Map of China and Japan
Parent Work Title:
Atlas major, sive cosmographia (Johannis Blaeu) labore et sumptibus
Creator:
Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673
Creator Role:
Printer
Date Created:
1662
Publication Details:
Amsterdam
Volume:
10
Description:
Map of China and Japan. Hand-coloured engraving on paper. In lower right hand corner: Cum privilegio sacrae Caesareae Majestatis & ordinum Belgicae Federatae.
Language Code:
lat
Language Name:
Latin
Subject:
Geography--Early works to 1800
Subject:
Cartography
Subject:
China--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject:
Japan--Maps--Early works to 1800
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Maps
Technique Used:
Engraving (printing process)
Technique Used:
Hand colouring
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
Netherlands: North Holland: Amsterdam
Places Covered:
China
Places Covered:
Japan
Item Height:
560 mm
Item Width:
655 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2021-05-26
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Academic Project Lead:
Julianne Simpson
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2021-09
Educational Notes:
Qing: China's multilingual empire exhibition
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
