Military and Traffic Maps
青村營汛境輿圖
Military Map of Qingcun BrigadeHanyu Pinyin | Qingcun Ying xun jing yu tu |
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Date | The 18th-23rd year of Qing Daoguang's reign, 1838-1843. |
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Techniques | Ink and color manuscript |
Material | paper |
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Identifier | British Library |
Link to Original Database | http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/... |
Notes | Add. MS. 16361 (Q) |
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No title appears on this map; the title applied here is based on content. Scale and legend are not given; orientation is marked along the borders on all four sides with north at the bottom. The map depicts some features of Qingcun brigade with simple images and annotations, including the capital town, military brigades, bridges, and temples. Qingcun Brigade in Fengxian County is under the jurisdiction of the Jiangnan Naval Corps Admiral, connecting Nanhui Brigade to the east and Zhelin Brigade to the west. Its jurisdiction is roughly the same as Fengxian county seat. Fengxian is governed under Songjiang Prefecture. There are 21 red labels with written text affixed to the map to explain the distribution of military posts. The map may have been drawn during the 18th and the 23rd year of Qing Daoguang’s reign, 1838-1843.
This map can be cntrasted with the following maps in the National Palace Museum’s collection: Jiangsu hai fang tu (map no. 021513); Baoshan Xian hai tang tu (grand council file no. 046243-a); Ge sheng yan hai kou ai quan tu (map no. 020867); Yan hai an chang tu (map no. 020868); Jiangnan ge dao fu tu biao cun (map no. 020923-020941); and the Library of Congress collection: Jiang hai quan tu (gm 71005059); Qi sheng yan hai quan tu (gm 71005064); Hai jiang yang jie xing shi tu (gm 71005021); Nan bei yang he tu (gm 71005215); Sonan hai tang tu (gm 71005013).
This map can be cntrasted with the following maps in the National Palace Museum’s collection: Jiangsu hai fang tu (map no. 021513); Baoshan Xian hai tang tu (grand council file no. 046243-a); Ge sheng yan hai kou ai quan tu (map no. 020867); Yan hai an chang tu (map no. 020868); Jiangnan ge dao fu tu biao cun (map no. 020923-020941); and the Library of Congress collection: Jiang hai quan tu (gm 71005059); Qi sheng yan hai quan tu (gm 71005064); Hai jiang yang jie xing shi tu (gm 71005021); Nan bei yang he tu (gm 71005215); Sonan hai tang tu (gm 71005013).