Newly Measured Full Map of Inner and Outer City of Beijing - Old Map from the Republic of China Period

Author: Wang Ruiping
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Publishing Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The "New Surveyed Map of the Inner and Outer Cities of Beijing" has a scale of 1:15000 and dimensions of (61.5×82.1cm). This is a republished map from December 1921 (the Republic of China decade 10), with an earlier first edition. It was published by the Commercial Press in Shanghai. For easier reading, the map was enlarged by 1.15 times, but to preserve its original appearance, the scale was not altered. The map was influenced by Western surveying methods and printing techniques, with uniform road and symbol drawings and neat, consistent handwritten script, showcasing the basic skills of cartographers at the time. This map records the state of Beijing in the 1920s. The "New Surveyed Map of the Inner and Outer Cities of Beijing" has a scale of 1:15000 and dimensions of (61.5×82.1cm). This is a republished map from December 1921 (the Republic of China decade 10), with an earlier first edition. It was published by the Commercial Press in Shanghai. For easier reading, the map was enlarged by 1.15 times, but to preserve its original appearance, the scale was not altered. The map was influenced by Western surveying methods and printing techniques, with uniform road and symbol drawings and neat, consistent handwritten script, showcasing the basic skills of cartographers at the time. This map records the state of Beijing in the 1920s.