Language:
English
Pages:
1 Karte
,
farbig
,
87 x 77 cm, gefaltet 18 x 13 cm
Additional Material:
1 erläuterndes Beiheft zur Karte (22 Seiten)
Keywords:
Beijing (China) Maps
;
Beijing (China) History
;
Beijing (China) Maps
;
Stadtplan
Note:
"Formerly known as Peking; capital of provinces, princedoms, and kingdoms since 1121 B.C.; in 1264 A.D. the capital of the Mongol Empire of Kublai Khan; made the capital of the Ming Empire and built it as it is today by Yung Lo im 1421; continued as the capital of the Chinese Empire through the Ming an Ch'ing Dynasties; and now a city which will live long in the memory of man as one of the greatest the world has ever known. Completed on this fifth day of February in the year of our Lord Nineteen Hundred ans Thirty-six."
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