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Original old and antique maps of Asia for sale. Our authentic Asian map inventory features maps from the earliest periods of European trade and exploration, including the Dutch East India Company (VOC), Imperial Chinese cartography, maps of East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, and elsewhere. We also have for sale antique and vintage city views and plans of Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Bombay, Tokyo, and other cities. Vintage pictorial maps of Asia are also available for sale.
[Portrait] L'Asie.

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Jules Antoine Vauthier / Noel Francois Bertrand

Title

[Portrait] L'Asie.

Publication Place / Date

Paris / 1820 circa

Image Dimensions

11.75 x 15.25 inches (sheet size)

Color

Uncolored

Condition

VG+

Stock# 79746

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Description

Asia As An Exotic Asian Woman

Finely executed image of Asia as an exotic and sensuous Asian woman, drawn by Jules Antoine Vauthier in Paris and engraved by Noel Francois Bertrand.

Vauthier's work offers a striking allegorical rendition of Asia in an elaborate Europeanized indigenous costume.

A stunning neo-classical image personifying Asian continent.

Provenance

Acquired from a Paris dealer of prints and maps.

Condition Description

Stipple engraving on 19th-century wove paper.

Related Categories

Antique Maps / Asia / Asia
Antique Maps / Asia / South Asia / India
Antique Maps / Middle East & Holy Land / Middle East
Antique Maps / Prints & Drawings / Portraits & People
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