GULF OF TONKIN VIETNAM 1736 DANIEL TAVERNIER ANTIQUE ORIGINAL COPPER ENGRAVEDMAP

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GULF OF TONKIN VIETNAM 1736 DANIEL TAVERNIER ANTIQUE ORIGINAL COPPER ENGRAVEDMAP
GULF OF TONKIN VIETNAM 1736 DANIEL TAVERNIER ANTIQUE ORIGINAL COPPER ENGRAVEDMAP
Description
Carte faite sur les lieux par Daniel Tavernier en plusieurs voiages qu´il a fait au Tonquin
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Description:
Striking and highly detailed
interesting copper engraved map of
the Gulf of Tonkin from Canton to Vietnam. The interior of the lands and islands are covered in sloping hills and orderly woods. Port cities mark the coastline with distinctive towers and buildings. Three small European ships, growing progressively larger the farther east they are, fill the inner Gulf, while a huge Asian vessel sits near the eastern border. A large compass rose and a lovely vignette of Neptune riding his chariot across the sea adorns the map. In the lower left corner is a frame cartouche surrounding the title and resting on the scale; the cartouche is held by a robed angel. Annotations pepper the map, describing borders, river systems, and famous sites, including the death of Francis Xavier, missionary to China.
The information for the map was based on the travels of Daniel Tavernier, the brother of Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, Huguenot gem merchant (1605-89). The latter was known for forging a European, particularly French, trade network with India and the Far East. Jean-Baptiste went on six voyages to the Indian Ocean. He is most famous for purchasing the 116-carat Tavernier Blue diamond in 1666. He sold the gem to Louis XIV in exchange for 120,000 livres and a noble title. Louis XIV cut the stone and set a 68 carat portion, the French Blue, in a hatpin. Louis XV again reset the stone in the Medal of the Order of the Golden Fleece. This was stolen in 1792 and appeared again in London three decades later. We know it today as the Hope Diamond.
Much less is known about Daniel. He accompanied his brother on his second voyage and settled in Batavia, where the Dutch East India Company had a large base. He gathered geographic knowledge of Tonkin based on numerous voyages to the region. Daniel's father and uncle were cartographers, which may have influenced his and his brother's travels and publications
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Date:
1736 ( undated )
Dimension:
P
aper size approx.:
cm 17,2 x 22,4
Condition:
Very strong and dark impression on good paper. Paper with chains. Plate uncolored. Good margin to the top. Lower margin missing. Right lateral amrgin cut very shortly. Left lateral margin
missing. Small doxing and browning. Small tears. Small holes affecting the plate. Map folded. Conditions are as you can see in the images
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