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SOLD Xutien alias Quinzay
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Code: 76761
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Date: 1650.
Condition: AAA.
Colour: Uncoloured.
Size: 18 x 26 cms.
Title: 'Xutien alias Quinzay'.
A reduced version of Jansson's unusual plan of the city of Quinzay (Hangchow) that was based on the account given by Marco Polo. Quinzay is a corruption of the Chinese 'King-sze' meaning 'capital' or great city.