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1852 Lavasseur Map of China, Japan and the Liu-Chiu Islands

ChinaJapan-levasseur-1852
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Empires Chinois et Japonnais et Roy.me de Lieou-Kieou. - Main View
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1852 Lavasseur Map of China, Japan and the Liu-Chiu Islands

ChinaJapan-levasseur-1852


Title


Empires Chinois et Japonnais et Roy.me de Lieou-Kieou.
  1852 (undated)     10 x 13 in (25.4 x 33.02 cm)

Description


An uncommon and extremely attractive 1852 map of China and Japan. The map covers all of Japan and covers China from Kachgar east to Korea and north as far as Siberia. extends south to include the island of Hainan. Formosa or Taiwan is also included, though notably malformed, reflecting the primitive state of the regional survey. Also included are the Liu-Chiu (Ryukyu) islands, an independent kingdom until 1878 when they became an integral part of Japan. The disputed body of water between Korea and Japan is here identified as the Sea of Japan. Throughout, the map identifies various cities, towns, rivers and assortment of additional topographical details. The map features a beautiful frame style border. Prepared by Victor Levasseur for publication as plate no. 24 in Maison Basset's 1852 edition of Atlas Illustre Destine a l'enseignement de la Geographie elementaire.

CartographerS


Victor Levasseur (1800 - 1870), an important French engineer, cartographer, and engraver of the mid 19th century, held a number of important cartographically related political and educations posts in France. He is most famous for his Atlas National Illustré des 86 Départements et des Possessions de La France, a large decorative atlas of France, including his Planisphere and five important continental maps. Levasseur's maps are distinctive for their wide decorative margins containing elaborate depictions of the scenery, peoples, and trade goods of the areas he mapped. Levasseur maps are also known to offer a wealth of statistical data. Until recently, very few Levasseur Atlases migrated out of France where they were mostly used in public libraries and town halls. His work represents some of the last great decorative atlases of the 19th century. More by this mapmaker...


Jean Denis Barbie du Bocage (1760 - 1825) and his son Jean-Guillaume Barbie du Bocage (1795 - 1848) were French cartographers and cosmographers active in Paris during late 18th and early 19th centuries. The elder Barbie du Bocage, Jean Denis, was trained as a cartographer and engraver in the workshops of mapmaking legend J. B. B. d'Anville. At some point Jean Denis held the post of Royal Librarian of France and it was through is associations with d'Anville that the d'Anville collection of nearly 9000 maps was acquired by French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The younger Barbie du Bocage, Jean-Guillaume, acquired a position shortly afterwards at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and, in time, became its head, with the title of Geographe du Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres. Learn More...

Source


Barbie du Bocage, J. D., Atlas Illustre Destine a l'Enseignement de la Geographie Elementaire, (Paris: Maison Basset) 1852.    

Condition


Very good. Blank on verso. Minor foxing throughout.