Lot 505

Maps and Engravings of China












Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 29 August 2012 at 12:00 BST
£625
Description
10 engravings (1 folding) and 8 maps (6 large and folding) from the first, folio, edition of Sir George L. Staunton's "An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China". London, 1797, plates 43 x 57 cm., maps c. 84 x 57cm., half vellum, some spotting, several loose, binding worn











