Covers the province of Hupeh in central China. Shows hydrology, settlements, and the provincial boundary. A panel in the margin provides information on administrative divisions and distances. 723 place-names have been numbered in red ink; a list of corresponding Wade-Giles romanisations has been...
Material used for the compilation of War Office maps of north-east, central, and eastern China.
Scope & Content:
21 files, of which 5 were present on transfer, covering parts of the provinces of Honan [河南], Hupeh [湖北], Chihli [直隸], Fukien [福建], and Chekiang [浙江], principally original surveys and route sketches.
'Ho-Nan [河南] & Hu-Pei [湖北] Prov[inces]. Route survey from Nan-yang-fu [南陽府] to Fan-cheng [樊城]. - War Office ledger. 'Surveyed by Md Latuf c. surveyor No 21 party'.
The route proceeds from Fancheng [樊城] on the Han Kiang [漢江], north to Nanyang [南陽] on the Pai Ho [白河]. Shows hydrology, communications and settlements, with a numbered key to place-names given in non-standard romanisation.
'Ho-Nan [河南] Prov[ince]. Route survey from Lu-shan [魯山] south-south-west to Wa-Ya [not identified].' - War Office ledger. 'Surveyed by Mohamed Latuf C.S. No 21 Party'.
The route proceeds south from Lushan [魯山] to Nanchao [南召], then follows the Pai Ho [白河] to a point just north of Nanyang [南陽]. Shows hydrology, communications and settlements, with a numbered key to place-names given in non-standard romanisation.