Historic Map : Jesuit Map of Northern Vietnam (Tonkin or Tonquin), 1781, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 16in The White Nile is shown

The White Nile is shown originating the Mountains of the Moon in the extreme lower left quadrants of this map

This fascinating hand colored map depicts Southeastern Australia including the provinces of New South Wales

The map covers all of Syria and egypt from Asia Minor to the Red Sea and Arabia

Two views decorate the bottom of the map

This is a beautiful example of American map publisher Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr

Historic Map : Jesuit Map of Northern Vietnam (Tonkin or Tonquin), 1781, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 16in The White Nile is shownA very unsual 1781 map of northern Vietnam compiled from early Jesuit missionary reports. This unusual maps covers from Canton (Guangzhou, China) in the far northeast southwards as far as Koue hoe (Hue, Vietnam, ancient capital of Cochinchine), and westwards as far as Tchely (Kunming, Yunna, China). The map includes part of Hainan Island, Ha Long Bay, the South China Sea, and various rivers systems leading into the mountainous interior of modern day