Historic Map : Jesuit Map of Northern Vietnam (Tonkin or Tonquin), 1781, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 16in Two views decorate the bottom

Two views decorate the bottom of the map

Overall a spectacularly highly detailed map of this fascinating region

one of the last decorative atlases of the 19th century

can only be a primitive strike at the archipelago that runs from Hokkaido to Kamchatka

Historic Map : Jesuit Map of Northern Vietnam (Tonkin or Tonquin), 1781, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 16in Two views decorate the bottomA very unsual 1781 map of northern Vietnam compiled from early Jesuit missionary reports. This unusual maps covers from Canton (Guangzhou, China) in the far northeast southwards as far as Koue hoe (Hue, Vietnam, ancient capital of Cochinchine), and westwards as far as Tchely (Kunming, Yunna, China). The map includes part of Hainan Island, Ha Long Bay, the South China Sea, and various rivers systems leading into the mountainous interior of modern day