Edward Quin, A.D. 1294. The Empire of Kublai Khan, 1830 c.

10 ½ x 11 ½ in
27 x 29 cm

WLD4750

An unusual aquatint map with receding clouds showing the world as it was known to Europeans at the time of the Mongol Empire of Kublai Khan in the year 1294....

An unusual aquatint map with receding clouds showing the world as it was known to Europeans at the time of the Mongol Empire of Kublai Khan in the year 1294. Part of a series of nineteen maps by Edward Quin tracking the discovery of the World by the West from “the deluge” to 1828.

Edward Quin (1794-1828) studied law at Oxford, and was called to the bar in 1823. He had an amateur interest in history and first published 'An Historical Atlas; In A Series Of Maps Of The World As Known At Different Periods; Constructed Upon An Uniform Scale, And Coloured According To The Political Changes Of Each Period: Accompanied By A Narrative Of The Leading Events Exhibited In The Maps: Forming Together A General View Of Universal History, From The Creation To A.D.' in 1828.

Original colour.

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