Military and Traffic Maps
長江水師瓜洲鎮標中營江汛全圖
Complete Flood Control Map of the Yangtze Naval Brigade in Guazhou| Hanyu Pinyin | Changjiang shui shi Guazhou Zhen biao zhong ying jiang xun quan tu |
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| Creator | Anonymous |
| Date | Qing Tongzhi period, 1864- |
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| Techniques | Ink and color manuscript |
| Material | paper |
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| Identifier | Library of Congress |
| Link to Original Database | http://lccn.loc.gov/80692824 |
| Acquisition Source | W.B. Nance |
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| Acquisition Date | 1912.05.06 |
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The map is drawn following the river's flow from east to west and expands from right to left. North is at the bottom. The map starts from the west at Shazhou in Liuhe County to the east at Shatou in Jiangdu County. According to the History of the Qing Dynasty: “The Yangtze Navy stationed in the southern provinces of Jiangnan fell under the jurisdiction of Guazhou, including Guazhou, Menghu, Sanjiang, Jiangyin Brigades. Guazhou's warships and soldiers equaled the Yangtze Navy from other states combined.” Red labels pasted on the map record that “The Guazhou camp supervised Yangtze River flood control on both the north and south banks. The south bank is about 140 miles long and the north shore is about 129 miles in length; the riverbank is regarded as a boundary for both sides.” Red labels on the map identify the Navy's main responsibilities were to deter theft and smuggling, guard checkpoints, patrol the river, and defend from outside invasion. The map was most likely made at the time when the Yangtze Navy was founded in 1864.
Mountains, rivers, sandbars, towns, flood control centers, forts, battalions, and county boundaries are clearly marked. The mountains are shown pictorially with traditional Chinese painting skills. Different colors are applied to represent county boundaries, barracks, rivers, ports, and sandbars. The map also depicts Guazhou camp patrol boundaries, distance mileage, bases, and the patrol range.
Place names are all annotated; one red label indicates that “The flooded zone of Shamanzhou from top to bottom (from Donggoukou to Shamanzhou) is about 20 miles. About 1,000 soldiers of team one under the command of Xu Hongren are stationed there.” Thirty red labels have fallen off the map. All of them describe the station officers, their jurisdictions, and responsibilities. The Library of Congress scanned all the red labels on a separate page.
This map, together with the map of “Menghe ying hui cheng bei ying xun jing jiang cheng li shu jie zhi tu” is part of set on the four camps under the command of Guazhou general. It can be studied with the following maps in the National Palace Museum's collection: title: Chang Jiang di li tu (map no. 020878); title: Chang Jiang tu (map no. 020879); title: Guazhou jiang gong tu (Grand council document no. 012448-a).
Mountains, rivers, sandbars, towns, flood control centers, forts, battalions, and county boundaries are clearly marked. The mountains are shown pictorially with traditional Chinese painting skills. Different colors are applied to represent county boundaries, barracks, rivers, ports, and sandbars. The map also depicts Guazhou camp patrol boundaries, distance mileage, bases, and the patrol range.
Place names are all annotated; one red label indicates that “The flooded zone of Shamanzhou from top to bottom (from Donggoukou to Shamanzhou) is about 20 miles. About 1,000 soldiers of team one under the command of Xu Hongren are stationed there.” Thirty red labels have fallen off the map. All of them describe the station officers, their jurisdictions, and responsibilities. The Library of Congress scanned all the red labels on a separate page.
This map, together with the map of “Menghe ying hui cheng bei ying xun jing jiang cheng li shu jie zhi tu” is part of set on the four camps under the command of Guazhou general. It can be studied with the following maps in the National Palace Museum's collection: title: Chang Jiang di li tu (map no. 020878); title: Chang Jiang tu (map no. 020879); title: Guazhou jiang gong tu (Grand council document no. 012448-a).
