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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  The Art of Constant Rearrangement
• Sale Date:
  05 May 2019 ~ 12noon (AEST)
• Lot #:
  295
• Lot Description:
  John Barrow [1764 - 1848] - “A General Chart on Mercator’s Projection, To Shew The Track of the Lion and Hindostan…
  ..from England to the Gulph of Pekin in China, and of their return to England, with the daily statement of the Barometer and Thermometer as observed at noon; containing also the limits of the Chinese Empire, as extended by the Conquests of the present Emperor Tchien-Lung.” [George Nicol, London, 1796], sheet size 65 x 98cm
• Notes:
  A large chart issued in the atlas volume of the official account by George Staunton of George Macartney’s travels to China. Macartney was Britain’s first envoy to China, tasked with convincing Emperor Qianlong to ease restrictions on trade between Great Britain and China. The map shows the track of the two ships on their routes from England to China and back. Each day’s progress was recorded along the route along with several notations to the dangers along the way. The map was drawn by John Barrow, who was the private secretary to Lord Macartney.
• Estimate:
  A$300 - 500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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