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Flood Control and Embankment Maps

上南河廳屬光緒二年分搶修工段比較上年化險為平河圖

The Yellow River southern embankment repair map for Shangnanhe sub-prefecture
Hanyu Pinyin Shang nan he ting shu Guangxu er nian fen qiang xiu gong duan bi jiao shang nian hua xian wei ping he tu
Creator Anonymous
Date The 2nd Year of Qing Guangxu Reign, 1876
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Techniques Ink and color manuscript
Material paper
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Country of Repository
Identifier Library of Congress
Link to Original Database http://lccn.loc.gov/80692834
Acquisition Source Hummel, Arthur William, 1884-1975
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Acquisition Date 1962
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The map expands from right to left and shows the Yellow River flowing from the west upstream to the east downstream. North is at the bottom. The map covers the area from the junction of Guangwu Mountain in the west to the border of Zhongmu County in the east.        
The map depicts Shangnanheting and the location of fortifications and fascine construction on the south shore from Yingyang County to Zhongmu County. The Yellow River is colored in yellow, but the color is faded. There are four red labels pasted on the map to identify construction sites. Red notes also describe fascine construction and project length. The labels are with official red seals in both Manchu and Chinese.        
The map can be studied with the following maps in the National Palace Museum's collection: title: Liu sheng Huang He shao ba qing xing tu (map no. 020884); title: Yu Sheng Huang He nan an di nian zhang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020885); title: Gui mao nian Yu Sheng Huang He nan an di nian shao ba zhang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020886); title: Bing wu nian Yu Sheng Huang He nan an di nian shao ba zhang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020887); title: Ding wei nian Yu Sheng Huang He nan an di nian shao ba zhang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020888); title: Hebei dao shu Huang He bei an ge ting he shi gong cheng qing xing tu (map no. 020889).