General Maps
輿地全圖
Complete map of imperial territory| Hanyu Pinyin | Yu di quan tu |
|---|---|
| Creator | Anonymous |
| Date | Qing Jiaqing period, 1799 |
| Measurement | |
| Techniques | Woodcut and hand-colored on scroll |
| Material | paper |
| Quantity | |
| Categories | |
| Country of Repository | |
| Identifier | Library of Congress |
| Link to Original Database | http://lccn.loc.gov/gm71002353 |
| Acquisition Source | Hummel, Arthur William, 1884-1975 |
| Acquisition Method | |
| Acquisition Date | 1930 |
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According to the legend on the bottom right, the map is based on the original map
made by Huang Zhongxi in the year of Kangxi Guichou (1673). Additional places
and information were added as the Qing Dynasty gradually expanded its territory,
reorganized tribes and chieftains, established sub-prefectures and counties, and
annexed Taiwan. The Qing Dynasty also expanded their influence and territory to
include Mongolia's forty-nine banners (tribes), eight ethnic Miao groups, Dajianlu subprefecture (Kangding, Sichuan); Hami (Xinjiang), Khalkha (Mongol), Xitao (Mongol), regions surrounding the West Sea, and the changed watercourse where the Yellow River entered the sea. The changing boundaries of the mid-Qing Dynasty territory were accompanied with explanatory texts. The map also includes the Netherlands, Russia, Korea, Annan (Vietnam), and other countries, indicating growing Chinese awareness of foreign countries. The map notes and describes many place names.
The legend lists symbols used to distinguish different administrative regions. Mountains, quicksand, and the Great Wall are shown pictorially; the sea is decorated with ripple-like images. The mapping techniques resemble Ming Dynasty drawing. Notes along the sides of the title record the number of prefectures, states, subprefectures and counties in Zhili, Shengjing and nineteen provinces.
The map can be studied with the following map in the National Palace Museum's collection: title: Da Qing wan nian yi tong tian xia quan tu (purchase no. 002503-002510).
made by Huang Zhongxi in the year of Kangxi Guichou (1673). Additional places
and information were added as the Qing Dynasty gradually expanded its territory,
reorganized tribes and chieftains, established sub-prefectures and counties, and
annexed Taiwan. The Qing Dynasty also expanded their influence and territory to
include Mongolia's forty-nine banners (tribes), eight ethnic Miao groups, Dajianlu subprefecture (Kangding, Sichuan); Hami (Xinjiang), Khalkha (Mongol), Xitao (Mongol), regions surrounding the West Sea, and the changed watercourse where the Yellow River entered the sea. The changing boundaries of the mid-Qing Dynasty territory were accompanied with explanatory texts. The map also includes the Netherlands, Russia, Korea, Annan (Vietnam), and other countries, indicating growing Chinese awareness of foreign countries. The map notes and describes many place names.
The legend lists symbols used to distinguish different administrative regions. Mountains, quicksand, and the Great Wall are shown pictorially; the sea is decorated with ripple-like images. The mapping techniques resemble Ming Dynasty drawing. Notes along the sides of the title record the number of prefectures, states, subprefectures and counties in Zhili, Shengjing and nineteen provinces.
The map can be studied with the following map in the National Palace Museum's collection: title: Da Qing wan nian yi tong tian xia quan tu (purchase no. 002503-002510).
