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English: 1903 working map (大清郵政公署備輿圖) of the postal system of the Qing Empire operated by the largely foreign-controlled Imperial Maritime Customs Post Office, with placenames in Chinese characters and 'postal map romanization'. Insets of the 'Newchang District' (Yingkou and surroundings), the 'Hangchow District' (Hangzhou and southern Shanghai), and the 'Canton District' (Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta). Printed by the Oriental Press in Shanghai from an original drafted 13 May 1903 by the Postal Secretary's Office in Beijing.
中文: 大清郵政公署備輿圖
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Source Harvard University Library .
Author Postal Secretary's Office, Inspectorate General of Customs and Post (Directorate General of Posts), Qing Empire.

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1903 postal map of the Qing Empire

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