Flood Control and Embankment Maps
運泇捕上下泉六廳 光緒九年搶修工程咨估圖
The Grand Canal embankment repair cost map for Yunjiabu| Hanyu Pinyin | Yun jia bu shang xia quan liu ting Guangxu jiu nian qiang xiu ling gong cheng zi gu tu |
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| Creator | Anonymous |
| Date | The 9th Year of Qing Guangxu Reign, 1883 |
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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/80692828 |
| Acquisition Source | Hummel, Arthur William, 1884-1975 |
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| Acquisition Date | 1962 |
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No title appears on the map; the title applied here is based on content. The map expands from right to left. It is oriented with north to the left; however, the map is not consistent with actual orientation. The map starts from Huanglinzhuang where Jiangnan Pizhou meets Yi County in Shandong, and ends at Zheyuanzhen where Dezhou, Shandong meets Jingzhou, Zhili. The total length is 1,125 li and 180 steps (approximately 352 miles).
The map depicts fascine construction and fortification along the Grand Canal through six subprefectures in Shandong Province, including Yun He, Jian He, Bu He, Shang He, Xia He, and Quan He. The map describes topographies, embankment dams, lock-culverts, bridges, and towns along the canal. Red labels pasted on the map identify construction sites and describe fascine reinforcement works and project length. The seals attached to the red labels are written in Manchu and Chinese as “Shangdong tong sheng Yun He bing bei dao zhi guan fang.”
This map is a part of some sets made for water conservation and fascine reinforcement along the Grand Canal. According to the annotation and pasted red labels, this map was used for cost settlement purposes at the beginning of phase two of the project. The map was made in the 9th Year of Qing Guangxu Reign (1883).
The map can be studied with the following maps in the National Palace Museum's collection: title: Shandong Yanzhou Fu yu tu (map no. 021561); title: Ba sheng Yun He quan yuan shui li qing xing tu (map no. 020912); title: Huang, Yun He gong cheng tu (map no. 020891-020910); title: Jingkou yi xia Xiyang Yun He yi dai he hu zhi Hangzhou qing xing (map no. 020881).
The map depicts fascine construction and fortification along the Grand Canal through six subprefectures in Shandong Province, including Yun He, Jian He, Bu He, Shang He, Xia He, and Quan He. The map describes topographies, embankment dams, lock-culverts, bridges, and towns along the canal. Red labels pasted on the map identify construction sites and describe fascine reinforcement works and project length. The seals attached to the red labels are written in Manchu and Chinese as “Shangdong tong sheng Yun He bing bei dao zhi guan fang.”
This map is a part of some sets made for water conservation and fascine reinforcement along the Grand Canal. According to the annotation and pasted red labels, this map was used for cost settlement purposes at the beginning of phase two of the project. The map was made in the 9th Year of Qing Guangxu Reign (1883).
The map can be studied with the following maps in the National Palace Museum's collection: title: Shandong Yanzhou Fu yu tu (map no. 021561); title: Ba sheng Yun He quan yuan shui li qing xing tu (map no. 020912); title: Huang, Yun He gong cheng tu (map no. 020891-020910); title: Jingkou yi xia Xiyang Yun He yi dai he hu zhi Hangzhou qing xing (map no. 020881).
