Flood Control and Embankment Maps
全漕運道圖
Map of the Grand Canal water course| Hanyu Pinyin | Quan cao yun dao tu |
|---|---|
| Creator | Bikui Duan |
| Date | The 10th Year of Qing Guangxu Reign, 1884 |
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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/gm71005057 |
| Acquisition Source | Hummel, Arthur William, 1884-1975 |
| Acquisition Method | |
| Acquisition Date | 1934 |
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The map expands from right to left with north to the right. It covers the area from Beijing to Dongting Lake. Only place names are indicated on the map.
The map depicts the area along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, including embankment dams, lock-culverts, bridges, cities, towns, and temples. Mountains are drawn in delicate and vivid strokes to form distinct images. Different shapes represent various states and counties. The intersection of the Yellow River in Shandong, the Grand Canal, and the Qing River are highlighted with more detail. However, geographic locations are not very precise and are inconsistent with actual locations due to limited space.
The purpose of this map is to illustrate canal routes for transporting grain; locks on the Grand Canal are clearly described, as are construction projects at the junction of the Yellow River, the Grand Canal, Hongze Lake, and the sandbar icon in the Yangtze River. It is inferred that the map was made after 1884. The Yellow River overflowed at Tongwaxiang in 1855 and changed course to enter the sea in Shandong. During the reign of emperor Guangxu in 1875, a series of dikes were built to stabilize the Yellow River. Afterwards, the Yellow River flowed to the sea
through the Daqing River.
The map can be studied with the following maps in the National Palace Museum's collection: title: Jingkou yi xia Zhiyang Yun He yi dai he hu zhi Hangzhou qing xing (map no. 020881); title: Qing Jing Hang Yun He tu juan (purchase no. 002078); title: Huang Huai he tu (map no. 020874); title: Ba sheng Yun He quan yuan shui li qing xing tu (map no. 020912); title: Jiangnan Yun He di shao zha ba gong cheng zong tu (map no. 020913); title: Huang Yu He gong cheng tu (map no. 020891-020910).
The map depicts the area along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, including embankment dams, lock-culverts, bridges, cities, towns, and temples. Mountains are drawn in delicate and vivid strokes to form distinct images. Different shapes represent various states and counties. The intersection of the Yellow River in Shandong, the Grand Canal, and the Qing River are highlighted with more detail. However, geographic locations are not very precise and are inconsistent with actual locations due to limited space.
The purpose of this map is to illustrate canal routes for transporting grain; locks on the Grand Canal are clearly described, as are construction projects at the junction of the Yellow River, the Grand Canal, Hongze Lake, and the sandbar icon in the Yangtze River. It is inferred that the map was made after 1884. The Yellow River overflowed at Tongwaxiang in 1855 and changed course to enter the sea in Shandong. During the reign of emperor Guangxu in 1875, a series of dikes were built to stabilize the Yellow River. Afterwards, the Yellow River flowed to the sea
through the Daqing River.
The map can be studied with the following maps in the National Palace Museum's collection: title: Jingkou yi xia Zhiyang Yun He yi dai he hu zhi Hangzhou qing xing (map no. 020881); title: Qing Jing Hang Yun He tu juan (purchase no. 002078); title: Huang Huai he tu (map no. 020874); title: Ba sheng Yun He quan yuan shui li qing xing tu (map no. 020912); title: Jiangnan Yun He di shao zha ba gong cheng zong tu (map no. 020913); title: Huang Yu He gong cheng tu (map no. 020891-020910).
