Adam's Fine Asian Art Preview 23 November 2021

60 CHINA - BEIJING MAP DORN (FRANK) A MAP AND HISTORY OF PEIPING. PRESUMABLY A FIRST EDITION. LARGE (ORIGINALLY) FOLDING COLOUR LITHOGRAPH MAP OF PEIPING. 840 x 740 mm Literature: Pegg, Cartographic Traditions in East Asian Maps pp.54-55. €1,500 - 3,000 NOTES: 1. A highly visual map of Beijing, showing the principal sites and occupations of the inhabitants, within a pictographic border showing Chinese history. The whole map is crowded with amusing vignettes of the life and sights of the city. 2. Compare with a related map together with its booklet sold at Bonham’s London, 2017/03/01, lot 49, for GBP3.125 BP incl.