Artist / Author / Cartographer:
Imperial Japanese Government Railways
Title:
Hangchow
Date:
1915
Medium:
lithograph printed in colour
Size:
14.5 x 18.5 cm
Description:
A city plan of Hangchow (Hangzhou), China in the early twentieth century. These beautiful maps are typical of late 19th and early 20th century guidebooks. This Japanese example is reminisant of the classic Baedeker Guides, with the use of hill hachuring and depth contouring for water.
References:
Item Code:
MA7646
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