Military and Traffic Maps
廣州府新安縣水陸塘汛輿圖
Military Atlas of Xin'an County| Hanyu Pinyin | Guangzhou Fu Xin’an Xian shui lu tang xun yu tu |
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| Date | Before the 25th year of Qing Jiaqing's reign, -1820. |
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| Techniques | Ink and color manuscript on paper |
| Material | 27 sheets |
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| Identifier | British Library |
| Link to Original Database | http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/... |
| Notes | Maps 2.c.35 |
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“Map of Anhui” appears on the title page, but the content is actually about Xin’an County’s coastal defense of Guangdong. Scale, legend, and orientation are not given; orientation varies. This military atlas consists of 27 sheets with the sea on the bottom or occasionally on the right. Xin’an County was under the jurisdiction of Guangzhou Prefecture and was 260 li southeast of Canton. The map contains pictorial depictions of Xin’an Brigade and affiliated battalions, forts, mountains, and rivers. Military jurisdiction range and staffing levels are annotated on the map. Comparing the map with the information given in the Xin’an County Gazetteers published in 1820, the map may have been drawn before the 25th year of Qing Jiaqing’s reign, 1820.
This map can be contrasted with the following maps in the National Palace Museum’s collection: Guangdong Sheng shu ge zhou fu xian di yu tu shuo (map no. 021157); Guangdong Sheng di tu (map no. 021477); Guangdong zhi Xianluo shui lu dao li tu (grand council file no. 010186); and the Library of Congress collection: Guangdong quan tu (gm 71005120); Guangdong tong sheng shui dao tu (gm 71002467); Guangdong quan sheng shui lu yu tu (gm 71005159).
This map can be contrasted with the following maps in the National Palace Museum’s collection: Guangdong Sheng shu ge zhou fu xian di yu tu shuo (map no. 021157); Guangdong Sheng di tu (map no. 021477); Guangdong zhi Xianluo shui lu dao li tu (grand council file no. 010186); and the Library of Congress collection: Guangdong quan tu (gm 71005120); Guangdong tong sheng shui dao tu (gm 71002467); Guangdong quan sheng shui lu yu tu (gm 71005159).
