Unified Imperial China

Huangchao Yitong Yudi Quantu [The Map of the Unified Imperial China]. China, Guangxu period, 1896.
Woodblock map of late Qing China, ink printed on paper, composed of four separate hanging scrolls on old mounts, wood rollers with original purple protective cloth at ends, each scroll approximately 1280 x 330 mm (image) and 1410 x 390 mm with the mounting for an overall map size of 1280 x 1320 mm. Title at the upper left corner, a cartographical guide at the lower left and texts about the provinces at the lower right. Map on a scale of 1:50,000. Administrative divisions, electronic networks, telecommunications bureau, sea lighthouses included. Provincial boundaries represented by thick black dotted lines. (Mounting damaged, tears and wormholes along edges, especially the upper margins, wormholes in the upper right texts with loss of some characters; stains and water marks; some cracks with old restorations, paper lost to an area of approx. 105 x 55mm on the upper right margin of the first scroll (reading from right to left).
Please note that this lot is subject to an import tariff. If the buyer instructs Christie’s to arrange shipping of the lot to a foreign address, the buyer will not be required to pay the import tariff. If the buyer instructs Christie’s to arrange shipping of the lot to a domestic address, if the buyer collects the property in person, or if the buyer arranges their own shipping (whether domestically or internationally), the buyer will be required to pay the import tariff. Please contact Post Sale Services on +1 212 636 2650 prior to bidding for more information.