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Or 14907
- Record Id:
- 032-002766124
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002766124
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023123872.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100189189170.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 14907
- Title:
- Bắc Sứ Thủy Lục Địa Đô = The northwards embassy by land and water from Hanoi to Beijing
- Scope & Content:
-
The manuscript is a complete visual record of the route from Bắc Thành (present-day Hanoi) through China to Beijing taken by envoys of the Vietnamese Emperor Tu Duc (r.1847-1883) on their tribute-bearing mission in 1880. This work was probably created as an archival record of the journey. Roads, mountains, waterways, bridges, buildings, cities and towns are all clearly depicted, as are the points of departure and arrival on the first and last pages.
The title, written in Chinese characters (Beishi shuilu ditu), also includes the date (gengchen) of the journey, according to the Chinese 60 year cyclical system. Under the Chinese Qing dynasty (1644-1911) international 'diplomacy' was only practised in the form of the 'tribute system'. Foreign states were accepted into the Chinese cultural and political sphere on condition that periodic delegations were dispatched to the capital bearing gifts or tribute in recognition of Chinese 'superiority'.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002766124", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 14907: Bắc Sứ Thủy Lục Địa Đô = The northwards embassy by land and water from Hanoi to Beijing" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002766124
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002766124
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 69 folios
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100189189170.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Vietnamese
- Scripts:
- Han (Traditional)
- Start Date:
- 1880
- End Date:
- 1880
- Date Range:
- 1880
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Paper, cream
Dimensions: 314 mm x 180 mm
Script: Chinese script (chữ Hán) in black ink, illustrations in red, black and blue ink
Binding: Butterfly binding with blackened paper covers
- Source of Acquisition:
- Bought from Sam Fogg, July 1994.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)