Maps of two routes in north-east Chihli [直隸] province, surveyed by Lieutenant Webster and Colour Havildar Lachman Pershad. 'Tracing of Survey by Mr R.B. Morehead 1902' - War Office envelope
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The principal route runs from Shihmenkai (石門寨) (12 miles north of Chinwangtao (秦皇島)), northwards to Chienchang (建昌) and Mangniuyingtze (蟒牛營子), north-west to Kienchang Hsien (建昌縣), finally south-west to Sanshikiatze (三十家子). The other route runs from Jehol (熱河) southwards to Malankwan (馬蘭關), 2 mile...
Two maps of part of northern Chihli (直隸) Province, by Lt Colonel A.W.S. Wingate, Havildar Gurmuckh Singh, and Sepoy Hussain Khan
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The maps cover an area to the south of Jehol (熱河), south-west to Shih-hsia (石匣) and south east to Chuang-t'ou-ying-tzu (庄頭營子), showing hydrology, relief, and numbered settlements. Each map is accompanied by name lists providing a key to the numbered settlements with chinese characters and romanis...
'Hsi-ling (Western Tombs) [西陵] to Ta-tung Fu [大同府] via Yu Chou [蔚州] and back via Hsüan-hua Fu [宣化府]'. 'Surveyed by Havildar Amar Singh, 4th S[ikh] I[nfantry]
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The sheets cover a route in western Chihli [直隸] and north-eastern Shansi [山西] provinces. Shows hydrology, relief, and numbered settlements to a distance of up to 2 miles either side of the route. Place-names in Wade-Giles romanisation have been added in pencil for some settlements. Numbered 1-14....
'Route sketches from Wu-te-kou [unidentified] to Erh-tao-ho [二道河] and Yu Chow [蔚州] to Ta-tung Fu [大同府]. Lt. Williams, 2nd R. Welsh Fus. & Havr. Amar Singh' - War Office ledger
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The file documents 2 routes in western Chihli [直隸] and north-eastern Shansi [山西] provinces. Part of the latter area has since been transferred to Inner Mongolia [内蒙古].
Two strip-maps of the Pekin Syndicate railway in northern Honan (河南) done for S. Pearson & Son Limited.
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Covers the railway line that runs south-west from Taokow (道口) to Weihwei (衛輝) and Sinsiang (新鄉), then west to Paishan (柏山) by way of Hwokia (獲嘉) and Siuwu (修武). The railway, from Taokow, was constructed in connection with the coal mining industry around Tsiatso (焦作).
Route surveys in eastern China, 'chiefly Ho-nan [河南] and Shan-tung [山東] Provinces. Also partly in Hu-pei [湖北], An-hui [安徽], & Southern Chih-li [直隸] Provinces. By Lieut Webster & Naik Shiv Dayal Singh & Havr. Man Singh 1903-04' - title sheet
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17 sets of maps with accompanying lists of place-names. Titles are taken from the printed slip headed 'Originals' attached to the first map in each set by Intelligence Branch, North China Command. 'Survey carried out in connection with "Report on Honan Province"'. The maps sheets include Arabic s...