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Atlas général de la Chine, de la Tartarie chinoise, et du Tibet

Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville

A page from the volume that holds the map: Atlas général de la Chine, de la Tartarie chinoise, et du Tibet, d'Anville, 1790
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How we know

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

Research notes
  • One atlas record; individual plates not counted separately. Title-page image sampled; full plate inventory not audited.

Why it matters

Atlas-level source for comparing regions and survey transmission.

Places named

China; Mongolia; Manchuria; Tibet

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