1900 Japanese Bi-lingual Woodblock Map of Peking (Beijing), China (Boxer Rebellion)

This is an extremely rare c.1900 Japanese woodblock map of Beijing or Peking. Centered on the Forbidden City, the map depicts the city during the Boxer Rebellion (Yihetuan Movement) of 1900. It depicts Beijing during the year when the Boxer Rebellion took place in China while the city was occupied by the eight-nation alliance. This map identifies the territories occupied by the alliance. The Boxer Rebellion was the movement by the Righteous Harmony Society in China opposing Christianity and foreign imperialism and lasted from June 20 to August 14, 1900. The map is highly detailed noting blocks, houses, street names, and buildings in profile. It features the flags of the allied nations drawn near the borders of the map. Text is in Chinese with some text in English. This is an extremely rare and valuable map with great historical importance.