[Extracts from the Chinese map of the Upper Oxus] [cartographic material] / Edwd. Weller, Lith.

Author
Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889 [Browse]
Format
Map
Language
English
Published/​Created
London : published for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, by J. Murray, Albemarle Street, 1872.
Description
  • Scale [approximately 1:8,743,680] (E 59°00'--E 78°00'/N 40°00'--N 30°00').
  • 3 maps on 1 sheet : b&w ; 37 X 39 cm.

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Notes
  • Title given by cataloger.
  • Shaded areas indicate deranged [inaccurate] portions of original map.
  • Rivers, lakes, and settlements are shown.
  • Shows longitude west from Peking [Beijing] and east from Greenwich.
  • From: Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 42 (1872), pp. 438-513; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v.42 1872
With
  • Issued to accompany articles: I. Papers connected with the Upper Oxus regions / by Colonel H. Yule, C.B. -- II. Monograph on the Oxus / by Major-General Sir H. C. Rawlinson, K.C.B., President R.G.S.
  • Issued with: Photograph reduction of a Chinese map of the Upper Oxus region, with autograph transcriptions by Julius Klaproth, to whom it belonged. Call number: G7406 .B7 1872 .R6
Contents
  • No. 1. Extract from the Chinese map as it is. The shade indicates the portion in which derangement has occurred. Longitudes W. from Peking.
  • No. 2. Larger extract from the Chinese map. The shade shows the deranged portion adjusted. Longitudes W. from Peking.
  • No. 3. Map according to modern data, showing the places represented in the Chinese map. Longitudes east from Greenwich.
Other format(s)
  • Available also online through: Princeton University Libraries, Digital Map & Geographic Data Web site.
  • Online version of companion articles available also through the JSTOR Web site. Access limited to subscribing member institutions only.
In
Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London Vol. 42 (1872), p. 438-513, facing page 439. London : John Murray
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