General Maps
大清分省輿圖
Provincial atlas of the great Qing Dynasty| Hanyu Pinyin | Da Qing fen sheng yu tu |
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| Creator | He Shunzhai |
| Date | Mid-Qing period, 1754-1760 |
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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/2002626726 |
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The map set consists of 19 sheets, including a general map, and maps of Shengjing and Zhili. There are no subtitles, scales or square grids for each map. The annotations in smaller font describe historical anecdotes and indigenous legends. Mountains and deserts are indicated with descriptive signs. The lines used to represent the Yellow River and Yangtze River are too wide to fit any scale; tributaries are not labeled. Different diagrams are used to indicate different administrative regions. Squares, diamonds, and circles represent municipalities, states, and counties respectively. Different colors are used to distinguish levels of administrative offices.
Provinces of Jiangsu and Anhui are combined into Jiangnan Province on the map. However, the map does not reflect that Anhui Province relocated its capital from Jiangning to Anqing, nor Jiangsu Province established dual capitals in Jiangning and Suzhou in 25th year of Qing Qianlong, 1760. The map includes the administrative changes made before that year, including Ningdu in Jiangxi Province being promoted from a county to a state in the 19th year of Qing Qianlong, 1754. But the changes made after are not reflected including Heyin County was combined into Rongze in Henan Province in the 29th year of Qing Qianlong, 1764, Zhuluo in Taiwan was changed to its name to Jiayi in the 53rd year of Qing Qianlong, 1788. Therefore, the map wasprobably drawn between the 19th year of Qing Qianlong, 1760 and the 25th year of Qing Qianlong, 1760.
The map can be studied together with the following maps in the National Palace Museum's collection: title: Shi san pai tong ban di tu (map no. 021049-021156); title: Huang chao yi tong yu di quan tu (purchase document no. 002800-002807); title: Zhongguo di tu (map no. 021504).
Provinces of Jiangsu and Anhui are combined into Jiangnan Province on the map. However, the map does not reflect that Anhui Province relocated its capital from Jiangning to Anqing, nor Jiangsu Province established dual capitals in Jiangning and Suzhou in 25th year of Qing Qianlong, 1760. The map includes the administrative changes made before that year, including Ningdu in Jiangxi Province being promoted from a county to a state in the 19th year of Qing Qianlong, 1754. But the changes made after are not reflected including Heyin County was combined into Rongze in Henan Province in the 29th year of Qing Qianlong, 1764, Zhuluo in Taiwan was changed to its name to Jiayi in the 53rd year of Qing Qianlong, 1788. Therefore, the map wasprobably drawn between the 19th year of Qing Qianlong, 1760 and the 25th year of Qing Qianlong, 1760.
The map can be studied together with the following maps in the National Palace Museum's collection: title: Shi san pai tong ban di tu (map no. 021049-021156); title: Huang chao yi tong yu di quan tu (purchase document no. 002800-002807); title: Zhongguo di tu (map no. 021504).
