Flood Control and Embankment Maps
下北河廳屬光緒二年比較元年搶修埽工平險丈尺圖
The Yellow River northern embankment project map in Xiabeihe sub-prefecture| Hanyu Pinyin | Xia bei he ting shu Guangxu er nian bi jiao yuan nian qiang xiu sao gong ping xian zhang chi 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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| Country of Repository | |
| Identifier | Library of Congress |
| Link to Original Database | http://lccn.loc.gov/80692835 |
| Acquisition Source | Hummel, Arthur William, 1884-1975 |
| Acquisition Method | |
| Acquisition Date | 1962 |
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The map expands from right to left and the shows Yellow River flowing from the west upstream to the east downstream. North is at the bottom and orientations are marked along the river.
The map covers the area from the junction of Xiangheting and Xiabeiheting in the west to the junction of Xiabeiheting and Caokaoting in the east. The map depicts Xiabeiheting of Hebei Province and the location of fortifications and fascine construction on the north shore. At the same time, the map also shows the old and new watercourse after the Yellow River burst its banks at Tongwaxiang. The new watercourse is represented in yellow while the old uses black and uncolored lines. There are four identified construction sites from Toubao to Sanbao at Xiangfuxiaxun. Red labels pasted on the map not only indicate construction sites but also describe fascine construction and project length. The official seals attached to the red labels are written in Manchu and Chinese.
The map can be studied with the following maps in the National Palace Museum's collection: title: Liu sheng Huang He sao ba qing xing tu (map no. 020884); title: Yu Sheng Huang He nan an di nian sao ba zhang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020885); title: Gui mao nian Yu Sheng Huang He nan an di nian sao ba zhang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020886); title: Bing wu nian Yu Sheng Huang He nan an di nian sao ba zhang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020887); title: Ding wei nian Yu Sheng Huang He nan an di nian sao ba zhang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020888); title: Hebei dao shu Huang He bei an ge ting he shi gong cheng qing xing tu (map no. 020889).
The map covers the area from the junction of Xiangheting and Xiabeiheting in the west to the junction of Xiabeiheting and Caokaoting in the east. The map depicts Xiabeiheting of Hebei Province and the location of fortifications and fascine construction on the north shore. At the same time, the map also shows the old and new watercourse after the Yellow River burst its banks at Tongwaxiang. The new watercourse is represented in yellow while the old uses black and uncolored lines. There are four identified construction sites from Toubao to Sanbao at Xiangfuxiaxun. Red labels pasted on the map not only indicate construction sites but also describe fascine construction and project length. The official seals attached to the red labels are written in Manchu and Chinese.
The map can be studied with the following maps in the National Palace Museum's collection: title: Liu sheng Huang He sao ba qing xing tu (map no. 020884); title: Yu Sheng Huang He nan an di nian sao ba zhang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020885); title: Gui mao nian Yu Sheng Huang He nan an di nian sao ba zhang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020886); title: Bing wu nian Yu Sheng Huang He nan an di nian sao ba zhang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020887); title: Ding wei nian Yu Sheng Huang He nan an di nian sao ba zhang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020888); title: Hebei dao shu Huang He bei an ge ting he shi gong cheng qing xing tu (map no. 020889).
