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Source Description
In addition to the towns and topographical features of China, this detailed map includes notes identifying mines, forests, and mineral resources. For example, there is a reference to gold in the rivers of Szechuan Province. Other notes describe the culture and achievements of the Chinese and neighboring peoples. In Burma, for example, live the Paulaungs, who were, according to Wyld, "entirely employed in cultivating tea." The Great Wall is depicted in part and described as 1,500 miles long and varying in, height from 20 to 30 feet.
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Document identity
localId
x633f9048
label
Map of China
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
x633f9048
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Map of China
description
In addition to the towns and topographical features of China, this detailed map includes notes identifying mines, forests, and mineral resources. For example, there is a reference to gold in the rivers of Szechuan Province. Other notes describe the culture and achievements of the Chinese and neighboring peoples. In Burma, for example, live the Paulaungs, who were, according to Wyld, "entirely employed in cultivating tea." The Great Wall is depicted in part and described as 1,500 miles long and varying in, height from 20 to 30 feet.
date
["1842"]
year
1842
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
05_04_000145
creators
Wyld, James, 1812-1887
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
China--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Asia
China
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
China
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
London
publisher
Wyld
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
35
schema:longitude
105
extent
1 map : col. ; 64 x 81 cm.
notes
Appears in Wyld's A new general atlas of modern geography. London. 1842.
Includes table showing populations and areas of provinces.
Exhibited in “Faces and Places,” at the Boston Public Library, Boston, MA, October 2003 - September 2004. MB (BRL)
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no
dcId
x633f9048
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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