Imperii Sinarum Nova Descriptio / [Philipp Cluver].
Scale [ca. 1:14,300,000].

"Based on the important Martini/Blaeu map of the Chinese Empire. Originally part of the publication Introductio in Universam Geographicam tam veterem quam novam ... Venduntur Amstelaedami : Apud Joannem Wolters, 1697. The map depicts many provinces and cities named in the interior. The Great Wall is shown along the northern border. A large, imaginary lake labelled Kia Lacus is the source of five major, southern-flowing rivers. The map also includes Formosa, Korea and parts of Japan and Laos."

N.B. error in spelling in catalog title "descripto" i.e. "descriptio". Corrections see LC record.
Dig. file [Cluver-Imperii Sinarum 1697]

The description of the map title artwork as a Jesuit with a Chinese man and a woman do not seem to apply to this image. The man in European clothing appears to be English or Dutch, and there is no woman but a person who appears to be from Latin America, perhaps Mexico or Central America. They do not appear to be brewing tea but perhaps coffee, or (given the appearance of the third person) chocolate.   

Acquisition is made possible by the Thomas J. Klitgaard Endowment at the Ricci Institute.