This pictorial map of China was drawn by G. Primakoff and edited by John A. Diakoff in 1931. The legend is written in English and Chinese, and the work is intended for educational use.
The map includes a wealth of detail about China, including administrative boundaries, as well as roads, railway lines, mountains, rivers, lakes and canals. It also features buildings and other iconic locations in Chinese cities and their natural surroundings. All of China's boundaries are shown in full colour, while neighbouring countries such as Russia, Japan, Korea and Nepal are shown in black and white, albeit with the same density of illustrations.
An interesting feature of this map is that it includes Tibet and Taiwan as part of China, even though neither of these two regions were de facto part of China, despite the fact that China did maintain territorial claims over both. This suggests that the author had to include these regions on the map so that it could be used in an educational setting.
Sources
- Map of China. Compiled by John A. Diakoff
- Xiang xing Zhonghua Minguo ren wu yu di quan tu
- 1931 Diakoff Pictorial Wall Map of China
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