Mann Fred Helen (2 results)
More imagesPublished by [Published in Shanghai], 1909
- Hardcover
- Map
Seller: Picture This Gallery (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), Sunningdale, United KingdomPicture This Gallery (ABA, ILAB, PBFA)
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
US$ 3,117.25
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Colour lithograph printed map, 120cm x 75cm, canvas backed , folding down into blue cloth covered hard boards, 16cm x 20cm. Gilt lettering to the upper board. The map is printed in red, green and black; it marks the towns and cities, rivers, lakes and canals, and railway lines, but is most focuse…d on information important to recreational shooters, with information on tidal flows, flooding and swamp areas. There is a tide table for Shanghai at the top. Areas of rolling hills to the east of Nanking and grassy country to the south of Chinkiang are marked as "Good Shooting". This very fertile and well irrigated region running between Hangchow and Nanking provided excellent breeding grounds for game birds and drew many sportsmen from Shanghai and the region. The map has a little wear on the cross-folds and some seams but no loss. Clean and bright and very attractive. In Very Good Plus condition.
Published by [Shanghai],, 1909
- Map
Seller: Daniel Crouch Rare Books Ltd, London, United KingdomDaniel Crouch Rare Books Ltd
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used
US$ 7,619.95
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Mann's shooting map of Shanghai and her environs Lithograph map, printed in colours, mounted on linen, folding into original blue cloth boards, lettered in gilt to upper cover, minor loss to old folds. Large and detailed plan of Shanghai, and surroundings. The map was produced to aid the gentleman find suitable areas around Shan…ghai to shoot game. Hence, as well as the labelling of geographical and man-made features, the map is replete with phrases such as 'first rate shooting country', 'good shooting along these greens', and 'rolling hills good shoot'. The map stretches from west to east from modern day Tongling to Shanghai, and north to south from Nanjing to Hangzhou. The major districts and provinces are marked in English and Chinese. Also marked upon the plan are railway lines open and under construction or projected, cities, towns, villages, swamps, pagodas, hills, boundary provinces, creeks, and canals. Below the key is a note regarding the famous Hangzhou Bore, and to the upper right is a tide table for Shanghai. Gother Frederick Mann (1817-81), a Major General in the Royal Engineers, served in Trinidad in 1847-50 and China 1857-61, retiring on full pay in 1874.
