1796 STAUNTON EMBASSY TO CHINA - VIETNAM COCHIN CHINA WITH TURON HARBOUR CALLAO
Item History & Price
I have here for sale a huge map entitled A CHART OF PART OF THE COAST OF COCHIN CHINA INCLUDING TURON HARBOUR AND THE ISLAND CALLAO, from an actual survey in June 1793. Engraved for the printer George Nicol, by J Baker. The plate is dated April 12th 1796. This map is of Vietnam and covers DA NANG down to CHAM CALLAO.This plate was included in the famous book entitled STAUNTON's An AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF AN EMBASSY from the KING OF GREAT BRITAIN to the EMPEROR OF CHINA, published in 1796 ...and 1797. The book was published as two quarto text volumes, and a massive Atlas volume - which is remarkably rare and valuable. The plates come from the Atlas.Measures 57 cm x 43 cm. Please check all of the photographs as they show every part of the plate both front and rear.I am very lucky to have a large number of plates from this Atlas for sale - all coming on Ebay over the next few weeks:1) General Chart on Mercator's projection of track of the ships from England to the Gulf of Pe-Che-Lee or Pekin and their return to England2) View of the Eastern Side of the island of Santo Paulo commonly called Amsterdam in the Indian Ocean3) A chart of the coast of Cochin China, including Turon Harbour and the island Callao4) A chart on Mercator's projection containing the Track and Soundings of the Lion, the Hindostan and Tenders from Turon Bay in Cochin China to the Mouth of the Pei Ho River in the Gulph of Pe-Tche-Lee or Pekin5) A chart of several clusters of islands on the eastern coast of China called Chusan islands6) Sketch by compass of the coast of the Promontory of Shan-tung7) View of the city of Ten Tchoo Foo from the anchorage of the Hindostan in the Strait of Mi-a Tau8) Sketch of the Pay-ho or White River and of the road from Pekin to Geho9) Sketch of a journey from Zhe-hol in Tartary by land to Pekin10) Sketch of a journey from Hang-choo-foo to Quang-choo-foo or Canton11) Plan of the City and Harbour of Macao Macau12) Leaf of the cactus opuntia, or prickly pear13) Plan of the Hall of Audience , three courts lead into the Palace of Yuen-min-Yuen14) Plan section and elevation of Poo-ta-la or Temple of the Lama at Zhe-hol, Tartary15) View of Poo-ta-la16) Plans, Sections, Elevations of the Great Wall of China and some of the Towers near the Pass of Cou-Pe-Keou17) Plan of Sluice or floodgate18) Scoop wheel of China
We have over 1000 items in our Ebay shop on a wide range of subjects, so please feel free to have a browse and see if anything else takes your fancy.Postage will be by Air Mail outside of UK. If you buy more than one item then the postage cost falls for the second and furtheGiltr items as I will put them into one parcel - so you save money. We wrap and post the parcels on Monday and Tuesday - therefore if you pay before midday on Tuesday we will get it in the postal sacks on Tuesday night, and if it is after that time then it will go into the postal service on the following Monday.
We have over 1000 items in our Ebay shop on a wide range of subjects, so please feel free to have a browse and see if anything else takes your fancy.Postage will be by Air Mail outside of UK. If you buy more than one item then the postage cost falls for the second and furtheGiltr items as I will put them into one parcel - so you save money. We wrap and post the parcels on Monday and Tuesday - therefore if you pay before midday on Tuesday we will get it in the postal sacks on Tuesday night, and if it is after that time then it will go into the postal service on the following Monday.
