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MAP OF CHINA Received from the estate of the London lawyer John Selden (d. 1654) in 1659. Approx. 1.5 x 1m. Drawn in the 1620s? MS.Selden supra 105. The province of Huguang 湖广 – divided into Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 in 1667 康熙六年. The Chinese compass.
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MAP OF CHINA Received from the estate of the London lawyer John Selden (d. 1654) in 1659. Approx. 1.5 x 1m. Drawn in the 1620s? MS.Selden supra 105
The province of Huguang 湖广 – divided into Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 in 1667 康熙六年
The Chinese compass To the Rykyus and thence to Japan
Calicut 古里国, the westernmost • extremity of the map. • The text tells how to reach: • Aden 阿丹国 • modern Oman [祖]法儿国 • Straits of Hormuz 忽鲁谟斯