A GROUP OF FIVE INDIVIDUAL MAPS SHOWING CHINA: VLADIVOSTOK, MOUKDEN [SHENGYANG]

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Paris 1898-99, Service Geographique de l'Armee. Colored maps linen backed cloth, very clean, bright, no defects, 60 x 51 cm., 3 folds, folds down to 19.7 x 25.5 cm., in the best of condition,contained in cloth case. FIRST & ONLY RARE EDITION . . *** **** *** . . . . A GROUP OF FIVE EXCELLENT AREA MAPS OF NORTH CHINA . . INCLUDING NANJING . . *** Published by Dessine for the Geographical Service of the French Army [Service Geographique de l'Armee], French text. . * THE GROUP OF FIVE MAPS: . 1. VLADIVOSTOK: shows 126 degrees west by 132 degrees east, 40 degrees south by 44 degrees north. Shows Vladivostok, down the east coast of N. China, Heilongjiang and N. Korean coast line. . * 2. MOUKDEN [SHENYANG]: shows 120 degrees west to 126 degrees east, 40 degrees south to 44 degrees north, Ham Kieng-to, Tcheng Kiang, Leao Toung and that areas, including unexplored parts of the Gobi desert of Inner Mongolia. . * 3. TCHENG-TE FOU: shows 114 degrees west by 120 degrees east, and 40 degrees south by 44 degrees north. Showing that area of Inner Mongolia at the upper left, down to the Liao Toung peninsula, [& Laodong Wan], Part of Liaoning province, and just North of Beijing. including parts of the Great Wall, the area called Pei Chi Li, near N. Korea. . * 4. PEKIN [BEIJING]: Shows 114 degrees west by 120 degrees east, 36 degrees south by 40 degrees north. All of the Golf de Pei Tchi Li, Detroit de Pei Tchi Li, Chan Toung, Tsi-Nan Fou, Tien-Tsin, and the peninsula of Teng Tche'ou. With the dip of Dalian [Dairen] at the upper right. . * 5. NANKING [NANJING]: Shows 114 degrees west by 120 degrees east, 32 degrees south by 35 degrees north. Shows the Yellow sea to the extreme east, Nanking [Nanjing at lower center, Yi-Tcheou Fou at upper center, Kiang Sou, Houng-tsu Hou [lake], Feng Yang fou and Su-Tcheou Fou, & Tchen-Kiang at center bottom. . *** Each map includes topographical details, roads & railroads in red, rivers, towns, provinces, bays, islands, harbors, soundings, etc. . * See us for other maps in this series: Nagasaki & two Korean maps: Quelpaert [Korea] & Kang-Neung. . *** REFERENCE: The maps are discussed at length in the journal of the Eighth Annual Geographical Conference, in an article written in French. The article states that the information utilized is derived primarily from a Russian map, with additions provided by Missionaries and the French Military Attache in Beijing. . NOTE: We have not verified this reference but believe it does relate to these and other maps listed below, issued by the French army. . *** Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, Volume 15 [1900]: the following entry appears for this map: Asie. Scale 1: 1,000,000 or 15'8 stat.miles to an inch. . ***.…

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A GROUP OF FIVE INDIVIDUAL MAPS SHOWING CHINA: VLADIVOSTOK, MOUKDEN [SHENGYANG]
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SERVICE GEOGRAPHIQUE DE LARMEE
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