Flood Control and Embankment Maps
鞏縣河圖
Map of the river systems in Gong County| Hanyu Pinyin | Gong Xian he tu |
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| Creator | Anonymous |
| Date | Qing Yong+DJ20zheng to Qianlong period, 1734-1779 |
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| Techniques | Ink and color manuscript |
| Material | silk |
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| Identifier | Library of Congress |
| Link to Original Database | http://lccn.loc.gov/gm71005048 |
| Acquisition Source | Hummel, Arthur William, 1884-1975 |
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| Acquisition Date | 1934 |
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This is a series of eleven county river maps of Henan Prefecture. The map is oriented with north to the bottom. Drawn in traditional Chinese landscape style, the map depicts the mountains, cities, villages, and roads of Gong County in Henan Prefecture, Henan Province. Roads are represented by red dotted lines; the city with pictorial walls. There are no annotations on the map except red text labels indicating place names, and a recommendation for selecting the location for the Northern Song Dynasty's royal tomb sites. The map describes rivers' routes, courses, and territory. The Yellow River is in yellow; other rivers are turquoise.
The map can be studied with the following maps in the National Palace Museum's collection: title: Henan quan sheng dao li tu (map no. 021578-021579); title: Henan Henan Fu dao li tu (map no. 021438); title: Henan Sheng di tu (map no. 021446).
The map can be studied with the following maps in the National Palace Museum's collection: title: Henan quan sheng dao li tu (map no. 021578-021579); title: Henan Henan Fu dao li tu (map no. 021438); title: Henan Sheng di tu (map no. 021446).
