Asia Persia Mughal India Qing China Russia 1799 Bailey map Wheat & Brun #905

A New Map of Asia Drawn from the Best Authorities.(Old Maps, 18th Century Maps, Asia, Ottoman Empire, Persia, Mughal India, Qing China, Japan, Korea, Russian Empire). Issued Philadelphia, 1799 by Bailey for Scott. Interesting and uncommon late 18th century American produced engraved map. Identifies a number of geographical curiosities, including "Hindoostan" (India); Persia (Iran); "Thibet" (Tibet); Nipon "Japan"; etc. Longitude given from Philadelphia. Curious shape for Arabian peninsula due to projection used. Overall clean, light offsetting from original folding, bottom blank margin slightly uneven & rumpled with a couple of minor short archival tape repairs to reverse along fold lines, still nice looking example of one of just a handful of maps printed in America of the region before 1800. Original fold line (s) as issued. Lower right blank margin trimmed close as issued to facilitate folding. Sheet measures c. 10 1/4" x 8 1/2"Engraved area measures c. 9 1/4" x 8". Wheat & Brun, Maps Published in America Before 1800, 905. Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, vol. I, pg. 69.[R35282]. Seller Inventory # R35282

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Title: Asia Persia Mughal India Qing China Russia ...

Publication Date: 1799

Condition: good

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