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BARROW, JOHN [1796] - A General Chart, on Mercator's Projection,
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BARROW, JOHN [1796]
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 ...
No publication details, ca 1796. Engraved map on paper, some light browning old fold marks.
The map shows the track of two ships, the Lion and Hindostan, on their routes from England to China and back. Each day's progress was recorded along the route with several notations to the dangers along the way. Much of the area in and around China is dense with notations on the land and its peoples. 420 x 620 [paper size] small paper repair right hand margin, VG.
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 ...
No publication details, ca 1796. Engraved map on paper, some light browning old fold marks.
The map shows the track of two ships, the Lion and Hindostan, on their routes from England to China and back. Each day's progress was recorded along the route with several notations to the dangers along the way. Much of the area in and around China is dense with notations on the land and its peoples. 420 x 620 [paper size] small paper repair right hand margin, VG.
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