Original 1891 antique color lithographed map of China, printed more than 130 years ago.

• The map locates the old course of Hwang Ho, or the Yellow River, which drained into the East China sea (south of Shantung peninsula), a few hundred miles south of its present estuary.



• The river had shifted its course to the north in 1852, close to 40 years before this map was printed.



• The map also shows the Grand Canal through the province of Kiangsu, the Great Wall, the Green Tea District, the Black Tea District, Hainan, Hong Kong, Macao, Peking (Beijing), Formosa (Taiwan), Corea (Korea), Canton (Guangzhou), Nanking (Nanjing), Honan (Henan), and more, with hundreds of place names.



• The image area measures 27.5 x 40.6 cm [10¾" x 16"] on a larger sheet, and longitude is measured from Greenwich and Washington.



• An inset in the lower right corner shows the islands of Japan.



• Condition:  The map is in very good condition, bright and clean, with a vertical center fold, as issued, and no marks, rips, or tears. Please see the scans and feel free to ask any questions.



• It was published by George Franklin Cram, Chicago in 1888 and is an original, authentic antique map, not a reproduction or modern reprint, and it is fully guaranteed to be genuine.



• It would make a very handsome display in your den or office. It would also make a perfect gift, and we'll include our helpful framing tips for your reference, along with a photocopy of the dated title page from the book in which this map was published.



• On the reverse side there is a single-page map of Australia.



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