Yu ji tu., 禹跡圖

Description

Title: Yu ji tu.
禹跡圖
Published / Created: [1800-1899?]
Publication Place: China
Publisher: publisher not identified
Description: BEIN Fv2096.6 +5622: Manscript notes on verso: Map in squares; map. Tabs for hanging pasted to upper corners on verso.
"Mei fang zhe di bai li Yu gong shan chuan ming gu jin zhou jun ming gu jin shan shui di ming Fuchang qi nian si yue ke shi."
One of the earliest stone maps. It consists of 5,110 grids, each grid is approximately 100 li.
Original stone was engraved in Fuchang 7 nian, that is, 1136 A.D. The stone is now in the Forest of Stone Steles Museum in Xi'an, China.
Shows coast lines, Yellow River, Yangtze River and its branches, Tai Lake, Dongting Lake, and Poyang Lake.
Coordinates not present on map and are approximated.
Extent: 1 map ; 80 x 80 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Scale: Scale approximately 1:5,000,000
Coordinates: (E 73°29ʹ00ʺ--E 134°46ʹ00ʺ/N 53°33ʹ00ʺ--N 8°39ʹ00ʺ).
Language: Chinese

Genre: Maps
Resource Type: cartographic image
Subject (Geographic): China
Subject (Topic): Rivers
Lakes
Rubbing
Subjects: Rivers > China > Maps
Lakes > China > Maps
China > Maps
Rubbing > China > Maps

Access: Public
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