Digital Image: 1950 Xie Zuantai Communist Propaganda Serio-Comic Map of China

ChinaSerioComic-xiezuantai-1950_d
Map of Current Situation in East Asia. / 时局图 - Main View
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Digital Image: 1950 Xie Zuantai Communist Propaganda Serio-Comic Map of China

ChinaSerioComic-xiezuantai-1950_d

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  • Map of Current Situation in East Asia. / 时局图
  • Added: Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:03:00
Chinese Communist Serio-Comic Propaganda!
$50.00

Title


Map of Current Situation in East Asia. / 时局图
  1950 (undated)     30 x 20.25 in (76.2 x 51.435 cm)

Description


FOR THE ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAP, WITH HISTORICAL ANALYSIS, CLICK HERE.

Digital Map Information

Geographicus maintains an archive of high-resolution rare map scans. We scan our maps at 300 DPI or higher, with newer images being 600 DPI, (either TIFF or JPEG, depending on when the scan was done) which is most cases in suitable for enlargement and printing.

Delivery

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Credit and Scope of Use

You can use your digial image any way you want! Our digital images are unrestricted by copyright and can be used, modified, and published freely. The textual description that accompanies the original antique map is not included in the sale of digital images and remains protected by copyright. That said, we put significant care and effort into scanning and editing these maps, and we’d appreciate a credit when possible. Should you wish to credit us, please use the following credit line:

Courtesy of Geographicus Rare Antique Maps (http://www.geographicus.com).

How Large Can I Print?

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Refunds

If the high resolution image you ordered is unavailable, we will fully refund your purchase. Otherwise, digital images scans are a service, not a tangible product, and cannot be returned or refunded once the download link is used.

Cartographer


Xie Zuantai (謝纘泰, 1872 - 1939) was a Chinese artist, publisher, and revolutionary active in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He was born in Guangdong but raised in Australia where he received a western education. His father, Xie Richang, was a prominent Chinese businessman in Australia and ardently anti-Qing. The Xie family relocated to Hong Kong in 1887 to accept a position with the Works Bureau. In 1892, Zuantai, along with Fujian English instructor, Yang Quyn, founded the Furen Literary Society to support pro-Chinese anti-Qing nationalism. He soon became involved with Sun Yat-sen's Kuomintang (KMT) Nationalist Party, producing and publishing English-language propaganda in Hong Kong. He was a founding member of the Revive China Society. He prepared one map, a serio-comic pro-China criticism of the Qing and of foreign influence. The map is considered to be the first cartoon created by a Chinese artist in Hong Kong. Zuantai was also, bizarrely, is credited with inventing the 'Chinese Airship', but of course, the hot air balloon was hardly a new invention. More by this mapmaker...