COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Saito, K.
Date:
1909
Short Title:
New map of Shanghai. : Published by K. Saito. Osaka Japan
Publisher:
K. Saito
Publisher Location:
Osaka, Japan
Type:
Separate Map
Obj Height cm:
75
Obj Width cm:
105
Scale 1:
None shown
Note:
Color map. Title and place names in English and Japanese. Shows districts, roads, railways, tramways, major firms and banks and businesses. Legend at upper left lists Japanese businesses. A scarce early twentieth century Japanese map of Shanghai and China which hints at the rising influence and presence of the Japanese in Shanghai and in China overall following the Treaty of Shimonoseki signed between the Japanese and Chinese at the end of the first Sino-Japanese war in 1895. The map is dated Meiji 42 (1909), the year that the International Opium Commission convened in Shanghai. The map of Shanghai is particularly notable for the minimally developed "Pootung" (Pudong) area, now the Special Economic Zone in Chuansha incorporating the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone. The Chinese City, Districts and Settlements are marked, with many buildings named in English. A legend at upper left lists Japanese businesses which are located on the map with katakana and English letters. In the Pootung district and along the Bund, the businesses and wharves are named both in English and with Chinese characters. A fascinating document of Shanghai prior to the fall of the Qing dynasty. An extraordinarily detailed map of China with names in Chinese characters (black) and English (red). There is an inset map of the world at lower right. Only one copy listed on WorldCat, at the National Diet Library in Tokyo. (notes from EB, with thanks).
Country:
China
City:
Shanghai (China)
Full Title:
New map of Shanghai. (on verso) A map of China : Published by K. Saito. Osaka Japan. Sole agent T. Kishida & Co. Shanghai. (inset map of double Hemispheres). Meiji 42 (1909).
List No:
9803.002
Series No:
2
Engraver or Printer:
T. Kishida & Co.
Publication Author:
Saito, K.
Pub Date:
1909
Pub Title:
A map of China : Published by K. Saito. Osaka Japan. Sole agent T. Kishida & Co. Shanghai. (inset map of double Hemispheres). Meiji 42 (1909). (on verso) New map of Shanghai. Saishin jissoku daishinkoku meisai zenzu. Shanhai shigaizu
Pub Note:
2 color maps on one sheet, both sides. Date estimated. With inset map of the world. Title and place names in Japanese, Chinese and English. Shows provinces, capitals. cities and towns, roads, railroads, lakes, etc. Includes legend. Relief shown by hachures. Map of Shanghai shows city districts, roads, railways, tramways, major firms and banks and businesses. Includes list of major Japanese businesses.
Pub List No:
9803.000
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Pub Maps:
2
Pub Height cm:
75
Pub Width cm:
105
Image No:
9803002.jp2
Authors:
Saito, K.
