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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: 
Creative Commons License
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