Bonhams 1793 : CHINA SPEED (JOHN) The Kingdome of China, 1626

SPEED (JOHN) The Kingdome of China, hand-coloured engraved double-page map extending from the Bay of Bengal to the Pacific Ocean including the west coast of North America with Korea depicted as an island, some spotting and oxidization, 12 vignettes in the side borders and upper margins depicting figures in regional dress, views of Macao and Quinzay and the crucifixion of the 26 Jesuit martyrs, 2 ships and a sea-monster, 380 x 515mm., George Humble, 1626

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