Shelfmark
Bk.3B.05
Title
Atlas général de la Chine; pour servir a la description générale de cet empire. Treize vol. in-4to.. Rédigée par M. l'Abbé Grosier, Chanoine de Saint Louis du Louvre.
Varying form of title
Annales de cet empire
Publication, distribution, etc.
A Paris : Chez Moutard, Imprimeur-Libraire de la Reine, de Madame, & de Madame Comtesse D'Artois, rue des Mathurins, Hötel de Cluni, M.DCC.LXXXV [1785].
Physical description
[4]p 65 engraved plates ; 44cm. (Fo.)
Note
Pages consist of the title-page and a leaf containing a list of the engravings with references to the text volumes.
Note
Engraved plates are 50 maps (38 folding) and 15 plates (10 folding).
Note
With the large folding general map by d'Anville, 1734, maps reprinted from Du Halde 1735, with some corrections, and engraved by Parmentier. The plates were engraved by Humblot and reprinted from the 1735 Du Halde copper plates.
Citation/references note
Lust 157 (listing 66 plates (?) and noting that all the maps and plans are from Du Halde, the original copper plates for which had been purchased by Moutard
Provenance
Given to Eton College Library by Nicholas Kessler in 2010. Book-label of Nicholas Kessler.
Binding
18th century quarter brown calf; green marbled boards; six raised bands; gold-tooled spine; red and green spine labels.
Subject
Natural history Early works to 1800 China.
Subject
China History Early works to 1800.
Subject
China Maps Early works to 1800.
Subject
China Description and travel Early works to 1800.
Subject
China Social life and customs Early works to 1800.
Subject
China Gazetteers Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Moutard, Nicolas-Léger, b. 1742? - ? printer.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Du Halde, J.-B., 1674 - 1743 (Jean-Baptiste)
Added entry--name
Parmentier, Jacques, 1658 - 1730 engraver.
Added entry--name
Humblot, Antoine, ? - d. 1758 engraver.
Added entry--place
France Paris.
Identifier
B23929