Chart of the China Sea

infoAprès de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste d'; Dalrymple, Alexander; 1746

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This map features eight expedition routes across the South China Sea from 1752 to 1763. The web of lines is a rhumbline network, and bathymetry (sea depth) is marked. The place names are in French, but with an English title and notes.

Details
Date
1746
Map Maker
Après de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste d'; Dalrymple, Alexander
Attributes

Compass Rose

Longitude and Latitude

Rhumbline Network

Insets

Legend

Features

Maritime Route

Bathymetry

Regional Border

Reef

Shoal

Library Catalogue

Title
Chart of the China Sea
Author/creator
Après de Mannevillette, Jean Baptiste Nicolas Denis d' (1707-1780)<br>Dalrymple, A. (1737-1808)
Country
United Kingdom
Date issued
2018
Language
English
Extent
1 scan.
Note
inscribed to Mons. d'Après de Mannevillette, the ingenious author of the Neptune Oriental as a tribute due to his labours for the benefit of navigation and in acknowledgement of his many signal favours to A. Dalrymple.
Subject (geographic)
South-East Asia (sea)
Published
1746
Shelfmark
COLLBN Port 177 N 16
Persistent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:876353

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