Blaeu, Johannes. Quangsi, Sinarvm Imperii Provincia Decimateria . Amsterdam, 1650s. [China] Travel & Exploration Books but is easily distinguished from

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The borders are adorned with intricate cartouches

Samuel Rhoads and Elias Wightman

printed in color and finished by hand

Fine engraved folding "key" map with original hand-colour in full (to neat line: 19 6/8 x 19 1/8 inches

Blaeu, Johannes. Quangsi, Sinarvm Imperii Provincia Decimateria . Amsterdam, 1650s. [China] Travel & Exploration Books but is easily distinguished fromJohannes Blaeu Quangsi, Sinarvm Imperii Provincia Decimateria [China] Amsterdam, 1650s 21 x 24 3 4 inches The map titled *"Quangsi, Sinarvm Imperii Provincia Decimateria"* (Guangxi, the Tenth Province of the Chinese Empire) was created in the 1650s by Johannes Blaeu, a renowned Dutch cartographer. This map, part of Blaeus extensive work on the Chinese Empire, focuses on the Guangxi province, located in the southern part of China. The map is richly