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Color pictorial map. 57.5x47.5 cm (22¾x18¾"), laid down on modern cloth backing.

Pictorial map of the inner city of Beijing covering three areas: Tartar City, Imperial City (including the Forbidden City) and Chinese City. The map is decorated with small illustrations of landmark buildings and black silhouettes of workers, pedestrians and animals. Essentially a tourist map since it includes sightseeing attractions, rail station, hotels etc. It also depicts the Legation Quarter. Title and imprint from paper slipcover of map, not present here. Imprint date based on the first use of Peiping in 1928 and the representation of the German Legation by the black, red and gold Reichsbanner flag which was banned in 1933. Publisher's name within a compass rose in upper right; copyright by Peiyang Press on banner in lower left and below, in a yellow square, drawn by John Kirk Sewall. OCLC/WorldCat lists three examples, at the University of Michigan, the University of Victoria (British Columbia, Canada), and the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek in Germany.