Military and Traffic Maps
如皋縣沿海口岸圖
Coastal Map of Rugao County| Hanyu Pinyin | Rugao Xian yan hai kou an tu |
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| Date | Qing Daoguang period, 1843. |
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| Techniques | Ink and color manuscript |
| Material | paper |
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| Identifier | British Library |
| Link to Original Database | http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/... |
| Notes | Add. MS. 16360 (K) |
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Title is missing from the map; the title applied here is based on content. Scale and legend are not given; orientation is marked along the borders on all four sides with north at the bottom. The map depicts some features pictorially, including ports, watchtowers, and forts. The other features are depicted in graphic lines. Harbors and sandbars are annotated with 15 red labels identifying sandbars, width, depth, silt buildup, and mileage. A county seal in Chinese and Manchu appears on the map. This is an official military map.
Rugao County was originally governed under Yangzhou Prefecture. In the second year of Yongzheng’s reign, 1724, it became one of the counties governed by Tongzhou (Tong municipality). The map may have been drawn around Daoguang period, 1843.
This map can be contrasted with the following maps in the National Palace Museum’s collection: Jiangsu Nanhe tu (map no. 021501); Jiangsu hai fang tu (map no. 021513); and the Library of Congress collection: Jiang hai quan tu (gm 71005059); Qi sheng yan hai quan tu (gm 71005064); Hai jiang yang jie xing shi tu (gm 71005021); Nan bei yang he tu (gm 71005215); Beiyang fen tu (gm 71005226); Huanghe nan he tu (gm 71005024).
Rugao County was originally governed under Yangzhou Prefecture. In the second year of Yongzheng’s reign, 1724, it became one of the counties governed by Tongzhou (Tong municipality). The map may have been drawn around Daoguang period, 1843.
This map can be contrasted with the following maps in the National Palace Museum’s collection: Jiangsu Nanhe tu (map no. 021501); Jiangsu hai fang tu (map no. 021513); and the Library of Congress collection: Jiang hai quan tu (gm 71005059); Qi sheng yan hai quan tu (gm 71005064); Hai jiang yang jie xing shi tu (gm 71005021); Nan bei yang he tu (gm 71005215); Beiyang fen tu (gm 71005226); Huanghe nan he tu (gm 71005024).
