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Title

  • Die Chinesische Küste der Provinz Kuang-tung, zu beiden Seiten des Meridians von Macao.

Summary

  • A striking, rare and attractive large-scale early 19th century chart of the mouth of the Pearl River focusing on the region around present-day Macao and Hong Kong. The top left of the engraving is filled with a detailed plan of Macao surrounded by smaller engravings of Tiger Island, the Bocca Tigris, Lantao and a profile of Macao, and the famous view of Luis de Camoens' Grotto at Macao with detailed annotations and description below. A detailed inset lower center shown Harlem & Bias Bays to the North of Mirs Bay. Hong Kong is well detailed and named with Ty-tam Bai also indentified. Lantau and Lamma are also well detailed. The lower and right hand areas are filled with well-detailed profile views of the Islands, coastlines, and shores of the Pearl River area.

Names

  • Berghaus, Heinrich Karl Wilhelm, 1797-1884.

Created / Published

  • Gotha : Justus Perthes, 1834.

Headings

  • -  Pearl River Estuary (China)--Maps
  • -  Macau (China : Special Administrative Region)--Maps
  • -  China--Pearl River Estuary
  • -  China--Macau (Special Administrative Region)

Genre

  • Maps
  • Nautical charts

Notes

  • -  Relief show by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
  • -  "Berghaus' Atlas von Asia, no. 16"
  • -  Includes a lengthy annotations on the chart's sources and on the topography of Macao, Canton and the Pearl River area.
  • -  [Nautical chart of the Pearl River Estuary] -- Macao.

Medium

  • 2 maps on on sheet ; 78 x 88 cm and 27 x 25 cm, sheet 70 x 102 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G7822.P4 1834 .B4

Source Collection

  • Berghaus, Heinrich Karl Wilhelm, 1797-1884. Berghaus' Atlas von Asia,

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2002624006

OCLC Number

  • 42009791

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Berghaus, Heinrich Karl Wilhelm. Die Chinesische Küste der Provinz Kuang-tung, zu beiden Seiten des Meridians von Macao. Gotha: Justus Perthes, 1834. Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2002624006/.

APA citation style:

Berghaus, H. K. W. (1834) Die Chinesische Küste der Provinz Kuang-tung, zu beiden Seiten des Meridians von Macao. Gotha: Justus Perthes. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2002624006/.

MLA citation style:

Berghaus, Heinrich Karl Wilhelm. Die Chinesische Küste der Provinz Kuang-tung, zu beiden Seiten des Meridians von Macao. Gotha: Justus Perthes, 1834. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2002624006/>.