China: In Ancient and Modern Maps
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0856674133
- ISBN 13
- 9780856674136
- Seller
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About This Item
Sotheby's Publications by Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd, 1998 Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. English text; Paperback; 22.5 x 28.8 cm; 1.6 Kg; 287 pages with black and white and colour illustrations throughout; Used with signs of wear on the exterior, namely on spine. Edgeworn. Interior as new.; of China is a country with one of the world's earliest civilizations. The ancient Chinese made the world's first maps and in mapping theory and technique, they once led the world. In order to inherit and carry forward Chinese culture, summarize China's ancient mapping techniques and spread Chinese mapping knowledge around the world, the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping and the State Bureau for Museums and Archaeological Data organized a study of Chinese maps and mapping history. China: In Ancient and Modern maps is one of the results of this research programme. The map is a second language of geography. Map making is not only an expression of mankind's geographical knowledge but also a necessary means of broadening geographical visions as well as for utilizing and transforming nature. We cannot but feel proud of the glorious cartographic achievements made by our ancestors. In this sense, China: In Ancient and Modern maps has great significance. The maps contained here are carefully selected from the vast repository of maps in China and accompanied by scientific analyses garnered with painstaking efforts by the authors from voluminous historical records and documents. The book presents convincing evidence about China's important position in the history of world surveying and mapping..
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- Bookseller
- Jorge Welsh Books (PT)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 838B
- Title
- China: In Ancient and Modern Maps
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0856674133
- ISBN 13
- 9780856674136
- Publisher
- Sotheby's Publications by Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- warring sttes period,western han dynasty,eastern han dynasty,northern wei dynasty,tang dynasty,five dynasties,northern son dynasty,southern son dynasty,jin dynasty,southern song dynasty,yuan dynasty,ming dynastyqing dynasty
- Bookseller catalogs
- Asian history;
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About Jorge Welsh Books
Jorge Welsh Books has been dealing in art reference books since 1999. What started as a platform for the distribution of publications by Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing has now evolved into an established bookselling division. We focus in our fields of expertise, specifically cross-cultural works of art from Africa, India, China and Japan, with an emphasis on Chinese porcelain. Our aim is to source and deliver relevant publications in the best possible condition to collectors and academics alike, while providing a high-quality, personalised service.
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