(China – Beijing) Plan De La Ville De Peking ~Catalog 51~ it used to be that

it used to be that a surveyor would make a line in the direction of true north at the center of town

a bit of Queens and a patch of New England

A fine copperplate engraving showing western coast of Africa from what is present day Angola down through namibia and to the tip of South Africa

(United States Northeast)

(China – Beijing) Plan De La Ville De Peking ~Catalog 51~ it used to be that(China Beijing) Plan De La Ville De Peking The Capital of the Chinese Empire, it is better known today as Beijing, and here is shown in a basic plan illustrating the palace of the Emperor and the boundaries of the villages. Notes the Portuguese missions as well as the Tower of Mathematics. An uncommon smaller map by Bellin, cropped closely on the right side. Condition is good. Image size is 8. 5 x 6. 5, uncolored as issued.