Two versions of a map of land on the left bank of the Yangtze Kiang (揚子江) between Hochow, Anhwei Province (和州, 安徽), and Chinkiang, Kiangsu Province (鎮江, 江蘇), with a booklet of place-names. The War Office ledger gives 'Intelligence Branch, North China Command' as the author.
Scope & Content:
Includes the larger settlements of Kiangpu (江浦), Pukow (浦口) and Yangchow (揚州).
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1903
Extent:
17 map sheets with one leaf of text and a booklet (48p.)
Map of Left Bank of Yang-Tze River [揚子江]. Ho Chou [和州] to Chin-Kiang [鎮江]. Surveyed by Naik Gurmukh Singh 33rd Burmah L.I. Feb-March 1903
Scope & Content:
Shows relief with form lines, hydrology, settlements and land use. Place-names are given in Wade-Giles romanisation and bear reference numbers. The leaf of text bears a list of corrections.
Map of Left Bank of Yang-Tze River (揚子江). Ho Chou (和州) to Chin-Kiang (鎮江). Apparently a copy made from tracings of CHI/28/1
Scope & Content:
Shows relief, hydrology, settlements and land use. Places are marked with reference numbers. Includes one small sheet providing a graphic index to the set, at scale 1:1,000,000.
'Chin-Kiang [鎮江]. Surveyed by Naik Gurmukh Singh 33rd Burmah Infantry March 1903. Drawn by L[an]ce Havildar Sheikh Abdul Kadir 28th Bo[mbay] Pioneers. May 1903. I.B. China Force.' The War Office ledger gives 'Intelligence Branch, North China Command' as the author.
Scope & Content:
Shows relief, hydrology, streets and buildings, and indicates hulks and jetties belonging to trading companies. Names on the map are predominantly in English. A 'Table of Reference' gives 53 romanised Chinese place names related to numbers on the map.
Two copies of a map 'Parts of Honan [河南], Shan-hsi [山西] and Chih-Li [直隸].' 'Peking Syndicate Survey. Season 1902, 03'
Scope & Content:
Each copy comprises 17 sheets with a small index sheet. Covers the region north and west of the line: Hwaiking (懷慶) – Weihui (衛輝) – Changte (Anyang) (彰德(安陽)) – Tzechow (磁州). Shows relief, hydrology, settlements and roads. Place-names are given in Wade-Giles romanisation.
Port of Ch'in-Wang-Tao [秦皇島] From original Surveys, and from Plans supplied by the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company.
Scope & Content:
Comprises the original tracing and a blue-print copy. Coverage extends inland to a distance of approximately 4 miles. Shows relief and hydrology, road and rail communications, settlements, and bathymetry in the area of the port. Names of settlements are given in Wade-Giles romanisation: topograp...