Flood Control and Embankment Maps
中河廳屬光緒二年分搶修工段比較上年化險為平河圖
The Yellow River southern embankment repair map for Zhonghe sub-prefecture| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhong he ting shu Guangxu er nian fen qiang xiu gong duan bi jiao shang nian hua xian wei ping he tu |
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| Creator | Anonymous |
| Date | The 2nd Year of Qing Guangxu Reign, 1876 |
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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/80692832 |
| Acquisition Source | Hummel, Arthur William, 1884-1975 |
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| Acquisition Date | 1962 |
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The map expands from right to left and the Yellow River flows from west upstream to east downstream. North is at the bottom. The map covers the area from Toubao and Dawangmiao in the west to Zhongheting Xiaxun in the east. The map records various types of embankments: downstream dams, gravity dams, sluice dams, arch dams, inflatable dams, clay dams, fish-scale dams, etc. The map identifies fortifications and fascine construction. Red labels pasted on the map identify construction sites and describe fascine construction and project length. The official seals attached to the red labels are written in Manchu and Chinese. Compared with the map of “Zhong he ting shu Guangxu yuan nian fen
bu xiang zhong mou xia xun fan san bao shun di sao gong ti gu he tu”, the direction of the Yellow River has changed. Red labels made notes of the changed direction.
The map can be studied with the following maps in the National Palace Museum's collection: title: “Huang He Zhonghe Ting shu di fang gong cheng ping wen shi” submitted by Qiao Songnian (Grand Council file no. 111284); 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); title: Zhongheting Taoyuanxun bei an xian di man kou chou ban su yu gong
cheng qing xing tu (Grand Council file no. 074546).
bu xiang zhong mou xia xun fan san bao shun di sao gong ti gu he tu”, the direction of the Yellow River has changed. Red labels made notes of the changed direction.
The map can be studied with the following maps in the National Palace Museum's collection: title: “Huang He Zhonghe Ting shu di fang gong cheng ping wen shi” submitted by Qiao Songnian (Grand Council file no. 111284); 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); title: Zhongheting Taoyuanxun bei an xian di man kou chou ban su yu gong
cheng qing xing tu (Grand Council file no. 074546).
