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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.
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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.
'Co. Bell's route Hsi-an-fu [西安府] to Lan-chou-fu [蘭州府]'.
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The printed map covers a route through Kansu province (甘肅省) from Changwu, Shensi (長武, 陝西), north-west to Lanchow (蘭州), by way of Pingliang (平涼), and Anting (安定). The route continues north-west to Pingfan (平番) and Kulang (古浪). The area west of Kulang, covering Tatung (大通), Koko Nor (青海湖), and the...
'Route Survey. Kalgan [張家口] to Yellow R[iver] [黃河] & down Yellow R[iver] to T'ung-kuan T'ing [潼關廳] & Meng Hsien [孟縣].' - War Office ledger.
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The map covers the line of the route, proceeding from Kalgan, Chihli [直隸], across northern Shansi [山西] via Kweihwa [歸化] to Paotow [包頭], Inner Mongolia [内蒙古], then down the Hwang Ho [黃河] via Tungkwan, Shensi [陕西] to Menghsien, Honan [河南]. Shows hydrology, communications and settlements. Principal ...
'Chinese railway survey from I-ch'ang (Yi-ch'ang Fu) [宜昌府] to Kuei-chou Fu [𧃰州府]' - War Office ledger.
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One tracing and two blue-prints (three versions of the same map) covering an area from western Hupeh (湖北) to eastern Szechwan (四川). The map shows the line of the Yangtze Kiang and its principal tributaries, and the line of a proposed railway.On the tracing, place-names along the line of the rail...
Map of Ping Ting Chou district, Shansi [平定州, 山西] N. China. A.J.M. Shaw. 10.3.06, Surveyor, Mines Department, Pekin Syndicate Limited.
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Shows relief, hydrology, settlements, and railway and telegraph communications. Place-names are given in characters and Wade-Giles romanisation.With inset map: 'Key to map PTC 25 showing position of survey', scale 1:1,172,160
A file of topographic information relating to journeys in eastern Kwangsi [廣西] by Captains Joslin and Tulloch of the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. Includes maps describing a circular route between the cities of Kweilin [桂林], Liuchow [柳州] and Wuchow [梧州], and rough plans of those cities.