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1924 Imperial Japanese Railway Map of Nanking or Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Nanking-japgovtrail-1924$60.00
Title
Nanking.
1924 (undated) 11 x 9 in (27.94 x 22.86 cm) 1 : 46000
1924 (undated) 11 x 9 in (27.94 x 22.86 cm) 1 : 46000
Description
A beautiful 1924 map of Nanking or Nanjing in the Jiangsu Province of China, and one of the four great ancient capitals of China, by the Imperial Japanese Government Railways. The map depicts Nanjing in great detail, noting, streets, individual buildings, rivers, lakes and other topography. The Xuanwu Lake is identified. Railway lines, including the Shanghai-Nanking railway, are noted. This map was issued as part of the 1924 Official Series Vol. D of the Guide to China and printed at the Toppan Printing Company.
Source
Japanese Government Railways, Guide to China with land and sea routes between the American and European Continents, second (revised) edition, Tokyo, Japan, 1924.
Condition
Very good. Minor wear along fold lines.