Despatch from W.H. Wilkinson, Consul-General for Yünnan and Kueichow to the Government of Burma, no. 13, 17th April 1905.
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Relates to the proposal of the Anglo-French Quicksilver and Mining Concession to construct a railway from Changsha, Hunan (長沙, 湖南) to Kueiyang, Kueichow (貴陽, 貴州). Comprises a cover leaf, together with a paper 'Note on the Yuen River [沅江] and its Overland connection with Kueiyang Fu, the capital o...
Shows hydrography, routes, settlements, and the locations of protestant missions. Includes information on navigability of rivers, and on local products. Place-names (numbered in red ink) are given in Chinese characters. The title panel in in Japanese, with English translations added in manuscript.
'Capt. R.M.C. Ruxton's route' through Honan (河南), Shansi (山西), Shensi (陝西) and Kansu (甘肅) Provinces. 'Surveyed by Naik Ismail Khan, 121st Pioneers (Intelligence Branch North China Commd.) under orders of Capt. R.M.C. Ruxton 1st Chinese Regiment.' from 29 July to 25 October 1905.
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Two versions of a map with a booklet listing place-names.The route plotted on the map follows a line from Sinsiang (新鄉) to Hwaiking (懷慶) in northern Honan; thence through Anyi (安邑) and Puchow (蒲州), southern Shansi; across central Shensi through Sian (西安) and Paoki (寶雞); continuing along the cours...
'Pao-chi Hsien [寶雞縣] (on Wei Ho [渭河]) to Ma-pu-ts'un [馬跑泉]' 'Chieh-chou [解州] to Man-yi Hsien (An-yi Hsien) [安邑縣]' ' Wen-hsi Hsien [聞喜縣] to Yen-chang [unidentified].' - War Office ledger
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Maps of three routes in Kansu [甘肅], Shensi [陕西] and Shansi [山西] Provinces. Relief is shown up to one mile either side of the route, also hydrology and settlements. Numbered place-names are given in romanised Chinese.