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Complete map of Jieyang County
Hanyu Pinyin Jieyang xian quan tu
Creator L., William, missionary to China
Date Late Qing period, 1875-
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Techniques Ink and color manuscript
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Identifier Library of Congress
Link to Original Database http://lccn.loc.gov/89691148
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The map covers the area 115° 45′E - 116° 40′E / 23° 15′E -23° 45′N. The prime Meridian is Greenwich. The map depicts the territory and topography of Jieyang County in Guangdong Province. Different colors represent levels of administrative divisions. The scale is approximately 1:167,000. Relief is shown by hachures. The map and information given are fairly accurate; mapping techniques are similar to western maps at the end of the nineteenth century.        
The map can be studied with the following maps in the National Palace Museum's collection: title: Guangdong Sheng shu ge zhou fu xian di yu tu shuo (map no. 021157); title: Guangdong Sheng di tu (map no. 021477).