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Adina Sommer`s Rare Antique Maps and Contemporary Art
Carte des Isles qui sont a l’Embouchure de la Riviere de Canton…
Original:
220.00 €
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| Article ID | ASC1146 |
| Artist | Bellin (1703-1772) |
| Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was the first Ingenieur Hydrographe de la Marine, and also Official Hydrographer to the French King and one of the most important French cartographers of the mid-eighteenth century. Bellin produced a substantial number of important separately issued maps, particularly reflecting continuing discoveries and political events in the Americas. | |
| Title | Carte des Isles qui sont a l’Embouchure de la Riviere de Canton… |
| Year | ca. 1660 |
| Description | Decorative and detailed map of the area around Macao and just south of Hong Kong Island, showing the islands around the entrance to the Chinese coastal area around Canton river and Macao. |
| By the 15th century, Beijing had essentially taken its current shape. The Ming city wall continued to serve until modern times, when it was pulled down and the 2nd Ring Road was built in its place. It is generally believed that Beijing was the largest city in the world for most of the 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.The first known church was constructed by Catholics in 1652 at the former site of Matteo Ricci's chapel; the modern Nantang Cathedral was later built upon the same site. The capture of Beijing by Li Zicheng's peasant army in 1644 ended the dynasty, but he and his Shun court abandoned the city without a fight when the Manchu army of Prince Dorgon arrived 40 days later. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty( the years 1420 to 1912). It is located in the center of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. When Hongwu Emperor's son Zhu Di became the Yongle Emperor, he moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing, and construction began in 1406 on what would become the Forbidden City.Construction lasted 14 years and required more than a million workers. It served as the home of emperors and their households as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government for almost 500 years. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. Since 1925 the Forbidden City has been under the charge of the Palace Museum, whose extensive collection of artwork and artifacts were built upon the imperial collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties. | |
| Place of Publication | Paris |
| Dimensions (cm) | 21 x 32 |
| Condition | Perfect condition |
| Coloring | colored |
| Technique | Copper print |
Reproduction:
33.00 €
( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )