Map Da Qing yi tong tian xia quan tu 大清一統天下全圖
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Title
- Da Qing yi tong tian xia quan tu
Other Title
- 大清一統天下全圖
Translated Title
- Great China Embracing the Kingdoms under Heaven
Summary
- This rare Chinese map of the world is an important example of Chinese cartography from the early 19th century. The map is a hand-colored wood-block print, first published in Beijing by Zhu Xiling. China is at the center of the map, which shows the Great Wall, Lop Nur Desert, provincial divisions, provincial and regional capitals, military outposts, local settlements, and the main waterways and rivers. Hainan, Taiwan, Java Island, Brunei, Johore, Vietnam, and Cambodia are delineated. America and other Western countries are represented as an array of amorphous and inconsequential islands bordering the main landmass. The map also shows "Eluosi guo," or "Russia Country;" "Yingjili guo jie," or "England Border;" and "Helan guo," or "Holland Country." The Indian Ocean is described as the "Small Western Ocean." The map was given to the American Geographical Society of New York in 1884 by George C. Foulk and bears his annotations.
Names
- Zhu, Xiling Creator
Created / Published
- Beijing : [Publisher not identified], 1818.
Headings
- - 1818
- - World maps
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - Original resource extent: 1 map : hand colored, annotated ; 107 x 62 centimeters.
- - Original resource at: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
- - Content in Chinese.
- - Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
- - Title revised per Asian Division.--cc28 2023-01-06
Medium
- 1 online resource.
Source Collection
- American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021668267
Online Format
- compressed data
- image