Chart of the Canton River with the entrances & islands

Creator:

Wyld, James, 1812-1887

Description:

Cartographic Details: Scale approximately 1:304,128. (E 112°55'--E 114°47'/N 23°10'--N 21°50'). Shows depths and hazards to navigation. Also shows"Actions fought [in 1841] by the British and Chinese." Covers Macao, Hong Kong, and Canton. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Inset map: Plan of the City of Canton. Scale [approximately 1:25,334]. Ancillary map shows the coast of Asia from the Bay of Bengal to the Sea of Japan. Dimensions: 43 x 56 centimeters

Publisher:

as. Wyld, Charing Cross

Place:

People's Republic of China, China

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Nautical charts

Date Published:

1842

Temporal Coverage:

between 1841 and 1842

Provider:

University of Minnesota

Access Rights:

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