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A tall engraved map of China published by Herman Moll in 1723, with coastlines, provinces, rivers, and surrounding regions labelled.

1723 · Printed map

China

Herman Moll

Why it matters

The map turns a distant empire into a bounded, labelled, and apparently surveyable object for a British reading public. Its confidence is part of the historical argument, not proof that its geography was complete or neutral.

Publication
Moll's Compleat Geographer, fourth edition
Holding institution
Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
Shelfmark
G7820 1723 .M6, copy 2
Rights
Public domain; faithful reproduction of a public-domain work

Moll, Herman. China. London: J. Knapton, 1723. Library of Congress Geography and Map Division.

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