[ Complete Map of the Everlasting Unified Qing Empire]
- Description
- Based on Huang Qianren's map made during the Qianlong Reign in 1767. Relief shown pictorially. Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian. Shows topography, drainage, political boundaries. Features Great Wall of China. Collector's note: The map gives a prominent portrayal of the Yellow River, with the river's source located correctely. An explanatory note on the map says," The River comes from the Bayan Har Mountain ... There are numberous springs at its source, scattering like stars. The water flows together to form the two lakes of Gyaring and Ngoring ... Also depicted in detail are the administrative divisions of the Qing empire ... as well as natural and manmade features like the Great Wall.
- Publisher
- [publisher not identified] ,
- Collection
- The Frank Lee Map Collection
- Place(s)
- China, Yellow River (China), and Great Wall of China (China)
- Year
- 19th century
- Held by
- Stanford
- More details at
- https://purl.stanford.edu/st562rd3260
- Use and reproduction
- Images from The Frank Lee Map Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. Images may be reproduced or transmitted, but not for commercial use. For commercial use or commercial republication, contact rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. By downloading any images from this collection, you agree to the terms of that license.
- Copyright
- To obtain permission to publish or reproduce commercially, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
