Description: A map from 1920 of China and the Empire of Japan at the time. The map shows political boundaries and foreign possessions, capitals, provincial capitals, major cities, treaty ports, existing and proposed railroads, canals, submarine telegraph cables, mountain systems, plateaus, basins, deserts, lakes, rivers, coastal features, and islands. The map shows Japanese possessions in pink, including Chosen (Korea), the southern Liaodong Peninsula around Port Arthur, the eastern Shantung Province, the former German territory of Kiauchau (Qingdao or Tsingtao), the Riukiu (RyuKyu) Island chain, and Formosa (Taiwan).
Place Names: China, Peking, Kirin, Hangchau, Hankau, Peking, Tientsin, Fuchau, Changchau, Canton, Siangtan, Chungking, Ghingtu, Canto
ISO Topic Categories: boundaries,
inlandWaters,
location,
oceans,
transportation,
utilitiesCommunication
Keywords: China, physical, political, transportation, physical features, country borders,
major political subdivisions, railroads,
water routes, boundaries,
inlandWaters,
location,
oceans,
transportation,
utilitiesCommunication, Unknown, 1920
Source: , Leslie's New World Atlas (New York City, NY: Leslie-Judge Company, 1920) 26
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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