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WOMAT/RAS/CHI/180/1
- Record Id:
- 041-002479746
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002225695
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000038671.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WOMAT/RAS/CHI/180/1
- Title:
- '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.
- Scope & Content:
- 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 course of the Wei River (渭河) to Kungchang (鞏昌) and Lanchow (蘭州) in Kansu, ending at a point approximately 10 miles north-west of Lanchow. Shows relief adjacent to the route, hydrology, and settlements
- Collection Area:
- Map Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002225695
036-002225925
037-002226339
038-002297443
040-002479745
041-002479746 - Is part of:
- WOA : War Office Archive: cartographic and topographic source material
WOMAT : War Office 'Material'
WOMAT/RAS : 'Material - Rest of World' - Asia
WOMAT/RAS/CHI : Material. China.
WOMAT/RAS/CHI/180 : Maps and associated material made in the course of a journey in north-west China by Captain R.M.C. Ruxton during the summer…
WOMAT/RAS/CHI/180/1 : 'Capt. R.M.C. Ruxton's route' through Honan (河南), Shansi (山西), Shensi (陝西) and Kansu (甘肅)… - Contains:
- WOMAT/RAS/CHI/180/1/1 : Major places are given in Wade-Giles romanisation; minor places are numbered.
WOMAT/RAS/CHI/180/1/2 : Major places are given in Wade-Giles romanisation; minor places are numbered. A key in margin on each sheet gives…
WOMAT/RAS/CHI/180/1/3 : The original record of place-names, in Chinese, providing the source for the name-lists added to the blue-print version of…
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- 032-002225695[0001]/036-002225925[0002]/037-002226339[0003]/038-002297443[0179]/040-002479745[0001]/041-002479746
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WOA
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 64 map sheets and a booklet (116 pages)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Chinese
English - Scripts:
- Han (Traditional)
Latin - Start Date:
- 1905
- End Date:
- 1905
- Date Range:
- 1905
- Era:
- CE
- Scale:
- Scale 1:63,360
- Scale Designator:
- Horizontal
- Coordinates (Decimal):
- 103.8000,34.2300,113.9700,36.1100
- Coordinates (Degree):
- E 103°48’0”-E 113°58’12”/N 36°6’36”-N 34°13’48”
- Orientation:
- North
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Former External References:
- D5:1(7)
Mat. China. 180.(1) - Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Places:
- Honan, China
Kansu, China
Shansi, China
Shensi, China