Military and Traffic Maps
蘇州府河道圖
Map of Waterways of Suzhou Prefecture| Hanyu Pinyin | Suzhou Fu he dao tu |
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| Date | Between Qing Xianfeng and early Tongzhi period, 1855-1864. |
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| Techniques | Pen-and-ink manuscript on paper |
| Material | paper |
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| Country of Repository | |
| Identifier | British Library |
| Notes | Or. 2338 (32) 8 |
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No title appears on the map; the title applied here is based on content. No scale or legend is given; orientation is marked along the borders on all four sides with north at the bottom. The map placed the capital town of Suzhou Prefecture in the center, surrounded by rivers, lakes and dams in all four directors. The map also includes explanatory text. A seal of “Britain leads the Ever Victorious Army” on the verso of the map. This is a simple geographical location map, and it can be used for military purpose. This is one of Charles George Gordon’s No. 32 collection. The map may have been drawn during Xianfeng and Tongzhi period, 1855-1864.
This map can be contrasted with the following maps in the National Palace Museum’s collection: Changjiang di li tu (map no. 020878); Changjiang tu (map no. 020879); Jiangnan ge dao fu tu biao cun (map no. 020923-020941); Jiangnan quan sheng dao li zong tu (map no. 021560); Jiangsu hai fang tu (map no. 021513); and Ping ding yue fei zhan tu san shi jiu zhang (map no. 021283.001-021294.002); and the Library of Congress collection: Jiangsu quan tu (gm 71005111); Changjiang shui shi Guazhou Zhen Biaozhong Ying jiang xu quan tu (gm 80692824); Qing jun wei gong Jinling Cheng tu (gm 71005033).
This map can be contrasted with the following maps in the National Palace Museum’s collection: Changjiang di li tu (map no. 020878); Changjiang tu (map no. 020879); Jiangnan ge dao fu tu biao cun (map no. 020923-020941); Jiangnan quan sheng dao li zong tu (map no. 021560); Jiangsu hai fang tu (map no. 021513); and Ping ding yue fei zhan tu san shi jiu zhang (map no. 021283.001-021294.002); and the Library of Congress collection: Jiangsu quan tu (gm 71005111); Changjiang shui shi Guazhou Zhen Biaozhong Ying jiang xu quan tu (gm 80692824); Qing jun wei gong Jinling Cheng tu (gm 71005033).
