Map of Beijing

Shoushan Quantu [Map of Beijing City]. China, Kangxi period, 1670.
A highly important map of the Qing capital city: Beijing.
Woodblock map of Beijing city, ink printed on native paper, 1140 x 670 mm, mounted with modern silk borders to approximately 775 x 1385 mm, modern backing. Title to the top, place names in Chinese denoting the fifteen city gates, various streets, important architectural constructions, bridges, etc. (Light staining and soiling, holes along the central axis and in the upper right part of the map, the two largest loss areas are approx. 130 x 50 mm at bottom of the central axis and a marginal hole of 100 x 50 mm at upper end of the central axis.)
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