Flood Control and Embankment Maps
豫省黃河全圖
Map of the Yellow River in Henan Province| Hanyu Pinyin | Yu Sheng Huang He quan tu |
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| Creator | Anonymous |
| Date | Mid-Qing period, 1742-1764 |
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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/gm71005027 |
| Acquisition Source | Hummel, Arthur William, 1884-1975 |
| Acquisition Method | |
| Acquisition Date | 1930 |
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The map is oriented with north on the bottom. The Yellow River flows from upstream to downstream with its right bank on top.The map covers the area from Tongguan at the junction of Henan and Shaanxi Province on the right to the junction of Jiangnan,Shandong, and Henan Province on the left.
The map depicts fascine construction and fortification along the Yellow River in Henan Province. The Yellow River is drawn in double yellow lines; other rivers use light blue and brown lines; embankments and fascine dams use thin brown lines; new construction uses thin red lines; notes contain detailed explanations of the forts. The map uses symbols to describe landforms, mountains, fortresses, and their relative locations; however, the locations are not consistent with actual orientation.
Historically speaking, the Yellow River in Henan Province experienced a great deal of change in direction, flooding and so on. Henan has always been an important theme for maps associated with the Yellow River, especially topics connected to commerce and safety. Many thematic maps of this nature have survived and appear in map libraries, including the National Palace Museum.
The map can be studied with the following maps in the National Palace Museum's collection: title: Huang He fa yuan zhi Henan Sheng ge ting gong cheng tu (map no. 020882-3); title: Yu Sheng Huang He nan an di nian shao ba zhang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no 020885); title: Gui mao nian Yu Sheng Huang He nan an di nian shao ba zhang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020886); title: Bing wu nian Yu Sheng Huang He nan an di nian shao ba zhang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020887); title: Ding wei nian Yu Sheng Huang He nan an di nian shao ba zhang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020888); title: Huang Yu He gong cheng tu (map no. 020891-020910); title: Huang He tu (map no. 020870); title: Huang He quan tu (map no. 020871); title: Huanghe tu (map no. 020872); title: Huanghe ben mo tu (map no.020873).
The map depicts fascine construction and fortification along the Yellow River in Henan Province. The Yellow River is drawn in double yellow lines; other rivers use light blue and brown lines; embankments and fascine dams use thin brown lines; new construction uses thin red lines; notes contain detailed explanations of the forts. The map uses symbols to describe landforms, mountains, fortresses, and their relative locations; however, the locations are not consistent with actual orientation.
Historically speaking, the Yellow River in Henan Province experienced a great deal of change in direction, flooding and so on. Henan has always been an important theme for maps associated with the Yellow River, especially topics connected to commerce and safety. Many thematic maps of this nature have survived and appear in map libraries, including the National Palace Museum.
The map can be studied with the following maps in the National Palace Museum's collection: title: Huang He fa yuan zhi Henan Sheng ge ting gong cheng tu (map no. 020882-3); title: Yu Sheng Huang He nan an di nian shao ba zhang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no 020885); title: Gui mao nian Yu Sheng Huang He nan an di nian shao ba zhang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020886); title: Bing wu nian Yu Sheng Huang He nan an di nian shao ba zhang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020887); title: Ding wei nian Yu Sheng Huang He nan an di nian shao ba zhang zhang he shi qing xing quan tu (map no. 020888); title: Huang Yu He gong cheng tu (map no. 020891-020910); title: Huang He tu (map no. 020870); title: Huang He quan tu (map no. 020871); title: Huanghe tu (map no. 020872); title: Huanghe ben mo tu (map no.020873).
