China, Japan and Korea 1911
017-162
$ 39.00
The map: Antique regional map of China, Japan and Korea with color-tinted countries, islands, cities, waterways. Note the many interesting features - the Great Wall, underwater telegraph lines, canals and colonial territory claims. The map includes other countries in the region, including the Philippine Islands, Formosa, and French Indo-China. Topographic detail is engraved as hachures to represent mountains. This original print is over 100 years old and was first engraved by The Geographical Publishing Company cartographers.
Page Size: 10 5/8 (w) by 14 5/8 (h) inches
Map Size: 10 (w) by 14 (h) inches
Mat Size: 16 by 20 inches
Optional mat with backing board: Crescent Select 100% virgin alpha-cellulose, conservation-grade board stock, 4 ply thickness (.050"-.060"). Mat and backing board are neutral, off-white in color with a white core, 100% acid- and lignin-free to protect the map print. Each mat opening is a custom cut with a 45° beveled edge for optimal presentation.
Fits any standard 16 by 20 inches picture frame. See Mats and Frames for more information.
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Snapshot in time: William Taft was president of the United States; King George V was crowned king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Canada, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand; the Mona Lisa painting was stolen from the Louvre in Paris - recovered in 1913
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