A map of Wuchang (武昌), Hupeh Province (湖北省), with a covering memorandum. '灮緒三十年製版一' '湖北常備軍第一縝工兵營繪'. Printed in 1905.1st Engineer Barracks of the Hupeh Regular Army.
Two copies of a single-sheet map in Chinese covering Wuchang (武昌) and its environs. The map bears no title. The copies are respectively printed, and reproduced on coated paper. The map shows relief with form lines, hydrology, routes, and settlements, principally Wuchang (武昌).The printed copy bear...
'From Lo-Za [洛社] (on Grand Canal) to Wu-Hu [蕪湖] (Southern Chiang-su [江蘇] and Ah-hui [安徽] Provinces) Surveyed by Colour Hav[ilda]r Dan Sing 1/39th G[arhwal Rifles]. December 1907'.
Scope & Content:
Shows hydrology, relief with form lines and spot heights, and indications of local terrain. Settlements and significant buildings are numbered 1 to 182, with the key to the numbers given in a reference table which includes romanisations based on local and Peking pronuciations, Chinese characters...