A Map and History of Peiping with explanatory booklet

Lot 192
21.09.2021 15:30UTC +01:00
Classic
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€ 1 500
AuctioneerIl Ponte Casa d'Aste
Lieu de l'événementItalie, Milano
Commission26.0%
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Lot 192 | A Map and History of Peiping with explanatory booklet
Valeur estimée
€ 800 – 1 000
[CINA] - DORN, Frank (1901-1981) - A Map and History of Peiping with explanatory booklet. Tianjin, Beijing: Peiyang Press Ltd, 1936.

A curious map of the city of Beijing full of humorous cartoons that visually describe the peculiarities and attractions of each area, from the forbidden city to the ancient execution square passing through the eunuchs cemetery. The actual map is surrounded by a frame with a cartoonist representation of Chinese history from 1100 BC. to 1927, the year in which the capital was transferred to Nanjing, and the representation of a funeral and wedding procession.
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Mappa (870 x 760mm). Booklet (180 x 135mm). Map printed in colour and folded; preserved in a accompanying pamphlet, 22 pages in original wrappers backed in cloth, all within the cardboard editorial case (editorial case worn, map case with some wear).
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