lettered by Abraham Ortelius, 1570
Map · French / Dutch catalogue context

China, Korea and adjoining parts of Tartary

Delisle; Covens & Mortier; Jesuit survey sources

Map: China, Korea and adjoining parts of Tartary, Covens & Mortier, 1737
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How we know

not stated The catalogue does not say how the author knew.

Research notes
  • Institution's English title is devised; inspect original legend for its exact wording. Survey source and engraved issue dates differ.

Why it matters

Connects survey claims with the label Tartary.

Places named

China; Korea; Manchuria; Mongolia

Who copied whom

Earlier in the chain
  • Huangyu quanlan fensheng tu M107, 1717–1721
    this one was drawn from it (probable)
    Card dates the underlying surveys 1708-1717 (the Kangxi survey)

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