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On February 4, 1912, P'u Yi, the last emperor of China, abdicated the throne with these words: "Today the people of the whole empire have their minds bent on a republic, the southern Provinces having begun the movement, and the northern generals having subsequently supported it. The will of providence is clear and the people's wishes are plain. How could I, for the glory and honor of one family, oppose the wishes of teeming millions? Wherefore I, the Emperor, decide that the form of government in China shall be a Constitutional Republic." With the advent of a constitutional republic in China, Westerners for the first time had access (albeit limited) to China's extraordinary treasures. The "National Geographic Magazine" devoted its entire October 1912 issue to China -- its canal infrastructure, the Forbidden City, and its artistic, cultural, and architectural treasures. This map, which was included with that issue as a special supplement, was based on the cartography of the British firm, J.G. Bartholomew.
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x633f939c
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National Geographic Magazine map of China and its territories
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map
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x633f939c
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map
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normalized
title
National Geographic Magazine map of China and its territories
description
On February 4, 1912, P'u Yi, the last emperor of China, abdicated the throne with these words: "Today the people of the whole empire have their minds bent on a republic, the southern Provinces having begun the movement, and the northern generals having subsequently supported it. The will of providence is clear and the people's wishes are plain. How could I, for the glory and honor of one family, oppose the wishes of teeming millions? Wherefore I, the Emperor, decide that the form of government in China shall be a Constitutional Republic." With the advent of a constitutional republic in China, Westerners for the first time had access (albeit limited) to China's extraordinary treasures. The "National Geographic Magazine" devoted its entire October 1912 issue to China -- its canal infrastructure, the Forbidden City, and its artistic, cultural, and architectural treasures. This map, which was included with that issue as a special supplement, was based on the cartography of the British firm, J.G. Bartholomew.
date
["[1912]"]
year
1912
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
05_04_000044
creators
Bartholomew, J. G. (John George), 1860-1920
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
China--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Asia
China
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Maps
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Cartographic
country
China
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1
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Washington, D.C
publisher
National Geographic Society
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35
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105
extent
1 map : col. ; 55 x 40 cm.
notes
Relief shown by spot heights.
Longitude East of Greenwich.
In lower right margin: John Bartholomew & Co.
In lower left margin: The Edinburgh Geographical Institute.
Exhibited in “Faces and Places,” at the Boston Public Library, Boston, MA, October 2003 - September 2004. MB (BRL)
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map
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