DINGLE | The new atlas of China, 1920
DINGLE, JOHN EDWIN AND HAROLD JOHN FRUIN, EDITORS
THE NEW ATLAS OF CHINA. SHANGHAI: FAR EASTERN GEOGRAPHICAL ESTABLISHMENT, [C.1920]
Folio (530 x 395mm.), 24 coloured maps (10 double-page), publisher’s brown half morocco over printed boards, contemporary French manuscript map of south-west China loosely inserted, covers lightly stained, 7 maps with small loss to blank upper margin only
An attractive early twentieth-century atlas showing the provinces of China. The index has some 10,000 entries. Both the maps and index are bi-lingual.
The atlas was compiled “under the auspices of the Far Eastern Geographic Establishment, Shanghai. This institution, which operated from 1915 to 1929, was one of the many organisations run by foreign sojourners who flocked to Shanghai in search of profit and adventure after the First Opium War and the designation of the city as a treaty port in 1843”.
LITERATURE:
Cf. All Under Heaven 16 (map of Yunnan from the atlas)
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Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
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DINGLE, JOHN EDWIN AND HAROLD JOHN FRUIN, EDITORS
THE NEW ATLAS OF CHINA. SHANGHAI: FAR EASTERN GEOGRAPHICAL ESTABLISHMENT, [C.1920]
Folio (530 x 395mm.), 24 coloured maps (10 double-page), publisher’s brown half morocco over printed boards, contemporary French manuscript map of south-west China loosely inserted, covers lightly stained, 7 maps with small loss to blank upper margin only
An attractive early twentieth-century atlas showing the provinces of China. The index has some 10,000 entries. Both the maps and index are bi-lingual.
The atlas was compiled “under the auspices of the Far Eastern Geographic Establishment, Shanghai. This institution, which operated from 1915 to 1929, was one of the many organisations run by foreign sojourners who flocked to Shanghai in search of profit and adventure after the First Opium War and the designation of the city as a treaty port in 1843”.
LITERATURE:
Cf. All Under Heaven 16 (map of Yunnan from the atlas)
To view Shipping Calculator, please click here
Condition Report:
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
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