China by Arrowsmith (6 results)

Hardcover. Alfred Barton; John Arrowsmith (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition. Recently rebound in quarter leather with marbled boards and edges. Two red ownership chops to title page. Else clean, unmarked, and firmly bound. Illustrations by Alfred Barton. Complete with all plates and folding maps by Arrowsmith.

No Binding. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Original early 19th century map MAP OF CHINA BY AARON ARROWSMITH. A FINE, CLEAN AND DARK IMPRESSION. Original folding plate covering THE WHOLE OF CHINA AND THE EASTERN SEA Watermarked heavy paper dated 1808. A scarce example and in fine un-coloured original condition. An occasional light foxing mark. 41x27cms. Double-page folding map.Engraved by Russell.

Very good. Exhibits light wear along original fold lines. Size 7.75 x 23.25 Inches. This is an 1862 John Arrowsmith map of the Yangtze River, China. Coverage extends from Hankou (Hankow) to Pingshan. The map follows 1861 Thomas Wright Blakiston (December 27, 1832 - October 15, 1891) Yangtze River Expedition. Blakiston's expedition traveled over 900 miles further up the river than any previous Western navigation. Blakiston also conducted detailed surveys of the Yangtze and produced a landmark map of the river. The present map acts as a key for Blakiston's larger map. Cities and towns of varying size are labeled throughout. Additional notations mark the now submerged Yangtze Gorges and other physical features. Publication History and Census This map was created by John Arrowsmith and published in the 1862 edition of The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society . An example is cataloged in OCLC and is part of the institutional collection at the National Library of Scotland. References: OCLC 316517087.

, 50.5 x 62.5 cms colour map with central fold, approximately 90 miles to the inch, disbound from an early edition of The London Atlas of Universal Geography First Edition thus , map has one small very neatly repaired edge tear at each margin, otherwise near fine condition 50.5 x 62.5 cms Map ISBN:

Map of China by John Arrowsmith, whose position in the Admiralty lead to the most recent discoveries being translated quickly to new information on his maps. 23 3/4 x 19 1/2". Original outline and wash color. Korea showed at the top right corners, as well as Taisan (Formosa) and the Loo Choo Islands. Published 15 Feby. 1832. Slt. darkening at fold o/w very good condition. HKD5800.

No Binding. Condition: As New. Striking example of Arrowsmith's map of China and Korea. The map names Hong-Kong I. & Victoria City. The map appeared in Arrowsmith's London Atlas, one of the most popular English atlases of the mid-19th Century.