1699 Schenk & Valk (Jansson) Large Antique Map of China - Taiwan, Hainan & Korea Germany Voltaire and Philidor

Voltaire and Philidor

The whole descriptive and anatomical part of lHistoire des Quadrupèdes was the work of Daubenton and Jean-Claude Mertrud

Swiss national identity is rooted in a common historical background

Plate size: - 35 1/2in x 17in (900mm x 430mm)

During the Second World War

1699 Schenk & Valk (Jansson) Large Antique Map of China - Taiwan, Hainan & Korea Germany Voltaire and PhilidorTitle : Imperii Sinarum Nova Descriptio Auctore Joh. van Loon Size: 26in x 22in (660mm x 560mm) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Date : 1699 Ref #: 61203 Description: This superb original hand coloured antique map of China, Taiwan & Korea by Pieter Schenk & Gerald Valk was engraved by Johannes Van loon in 1699 and is derived largely from Jan Jansson and Joan Blaeu maps of China who borrowed heavily from data collected by the Jesuit Father, Martino