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Diakoff's pictorial wall map of China
Map of China
- Author: DIAKOFF, John A.
- Publication place: Harbin,
- Publisher: The Northern Trading Company and Mr V.F. Yao-Hsuin,
- Publication date: 1931.
- Physical description: Large lithographic pictorial wall map, some tears to folds and even browning throughout.
- Dimensions: 1536 by 2044mm. (60.5 by 80.5 inches).
- Inventory reference: 12630
Notes
A splendidly illustrated pictorial map of China.
The map was compiled by John A. Diakoff and drawn by G. Primakoff. It covers the whole of China from Kashgar and Yarken to Korea and Japan, and from Mongolia to Nepal. Several vignettes illustrate a diversity of plants, animals, cultures, architecture, and resources. The text annotations are both in English and Chinese.
John Diakoff was the 'Scientific Collaborator of the former Russian Orientalist's Society', which was a Russian group based in Harbin, China.
The map was compiled by John A. Diakoff and drawn by G. Primakoff. It covers the whole of China from Kashgar and Yarken to Korea and Japan, and from Mongolia to Nepal. Several vignettes illustrate a diversity of plants, animals, cultures, architecture, and resources. The text annotations are both in English and Chinese.
John Diakoff was the 'Scientific Collaborator of the former Russian Orientalist's Society', which was a Russian group based in Harbin, China.
Bibliography
- Rumsey 11337.000
- Library of Congress, Map Division, G7821.A5 1931.P7., 2016587371.
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