11 manuscript maps from a traditional Korean manuscript atlas from the early 19th century. Mounted in a double concertina format during the 1970s by a very skillful Korean bookbinder. Covered with Korean fabric. Ch’onha chido (Atlas of the world) is a traditional Korean atlas produced between mid 18th and early 19th century. With a China-centered world map (Chonha-Do), a map of Korea, 7 maps of the Korean provinces, a map of China and a map of Japan. Read more →

In the middle of 1817 under the direction of Wilhelm Perthes (1793-1853), the first delivery of the Hand-Atlas über alle Theile der Erde, nach dem neuesten Zustande, und über das Weltgebäude, nebst einem geogr. Texte took place. After three further deliveries, 50 maps were available in March 1823, which were later referred to as the "Original edition". Read more →