Map Die Chinesische Küste der Provinz Kuang-tung, zu beiden Seiten des Meridians von Macao. Copy 1
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Title
- Die Chinesische Küste der Provinz Kuang-tung, zu beiden Seiten des Meridians von Macao.
Summary
- A striking, rare and attractive large-scale early 19th century chart of the mouth of the Pearl River focusing on the region around present-day Macao and Hong Kong. The top left of the engraving is filled with a detailed plan of Macao surrounded by smaller engravings of Tiger Island, the Bocca Tigris, Lantao and a profile of Macao, and the famous view of Luis de Camoens' Grotto at Macao with detailed annotations and description below. A detailed inset lower center shown Harlem & Bias Bays to the North of Mirs Bay. Hong Kong is well detailed and named with Ty-tam Bai also indentified. Lantau and Lamma are also well detailed. The lower and right hand areas are filled with well-detailed profile views of the Islands, coastlines, and shores of the Pearl River area.
Names
- Berghaus, Heinrich Karl Wilhelm, 1797-1884.
Created / Published
- Gotha : Justus Perthes, 1834.
Headings
- - Pearl River Estuary (China)--Maps
- - Macau (China : Special Administrative Region)--Maps
- - China--Pearl River Estuary
- - China--Macau (Special Administrative Region)
Genre
- Maps
- Nautical charts
Notes
- - Relief show by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
- - "Berghaus' Atlas von Asia, no. 16"
- - Includes a lengthy annotations on the chart's sources and on the topography of Macao, Canton and the Pearl River area.
- - [Nautical chart of the Pearl River Estuary] -- Macao.
- - Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Medium
- 2 maps on on sheet ; 78 x 88 cm and 27 x 25 cm, sheet 70 x 102 cm
Call Number/Physical Location
- G7822.P4 1834 .B4
Source Collection
- Berghaus, Heinrich Karl Wilhelm, 1797-1884. Berghaus' Atlas von Asia,
Repository
- Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2002624006
OCLC Number
- 42009791
Online Format
- image