Bidspirit auction | Four Antique Maps, China &

Four Antique Maps, China & Asia, Gerard Mercator, Jacques Bellin - Description: To include a 1628 map of China and Asia by from the Gerard Mercator Atlas Minor (framed), a 1748 copper engraved Jacques Bellin map of Cathay (Northern China & Southern Mongolia), a 1749 copper engraved Jacques Bellin map of Western China and tibet including the Great Wall of China, and a 1749 copper engraved Jacques Bellin map of Northeast Asia and Siberia. Type: Map Materials: Paper Markings & Inscriptions: Marked Date: 1628, 1748, 1749 Maker: Gerard Mercator, Jacques Bellin Dimensions: The Bellin maps measure 10” x 16” Provenance: From a Glenside, Pennsylvania collection. Condition: Generally good condition with some foxing, the Mercator map with more advanced toning, it has not been examined out of the frame.