No. 13 of 23 · Old Maps
The Yellow River Works
Pictures by Cha Yun
Blue-green peaks in the old Chinese landscape style rise above the golden Yellow River in this map painted by Cha Yun around 1870. The scroll it comes from charted the dikes and works that kept the great river in its bed, and small hand-lettered place names mark the towns along its banks. For a traveler, a map lover or anyone drawn to quiet old landscapes.
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World and Countries · River map / THE YELLOW RIVER WORKS / Cha Yun, c. 1870 / Blue-green peaks in the old Chinese landscape style rise above the golden Yellow River. The scroll mapped the dikes and works that kept the great river in its bed. / Ink and color on paper
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