Description: 1924 Fei Shi Map of the Foreign Legation Quarter in Beijing / Peking, China WE SELL ONLY ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAPS - NOT REPRODUCTIONS Title: Legation Quarter and Its Surrounding. Description: This is a 1924 Fei-Shi map of the Legation Quarter and its surroundings in Beijing / Peking, China. The map depicts the Legation Quarter as it was in 1924, surrounded by walls with four gates: three opening into the Chinese City and one into the Tartar City. The Legation Quarter itself occupied part of the Tartar City, with numerous foreign legations in residence, including British, French, American, Italian, Japanese, Russian, German, and Belgian legations, among several others. Each of these legations is labeled on the map, along with hospitals, a fire department, the Chinese Head Police Administration, and several banks, most of which were foreign–based. The Legation Quarter as it is depicted here emerged following the Boxer Rebellion. The Quarter began to take shape after the Second Opium War, when the British, French, American, and Russian legations moved into the district in accordance with the Treaty of Tientsin, signed in 1861. By 1900, all of the legations in Beijing had followed suit. During the Boxer Rebellion, Boxers besieged the Quarter for several months, causing an international incident. After the siege was broken by the Eight-Nation Alliance at the end of the Battle of Peking, several concessions were made to the foreign powers. In the terms of the Boxer Protocol, foreign powers were granted the right to station troops in the Quarter to protect their legations. These installations are labeled on this example, with the American, British, French, and Japanese guards labeled. The Quarter was also encircled by a wall, effectively separating it from the rest of the city. Chinese residents were ordered to relocate, and the Legation Quarter effectively became a city within the larger city of Beijing. Chinese residents grew to resent the Quarter as a symbol of foreign dominance. This map was produced for Fei-Shi's Guide to Peking and its Environs and published in 1924. Size: Printed area measures 6.75 inches high by 11 inches wide. Condition: Very good. A minor reinforcement on verso. Blank on verso. Shipping: Shipping rates are not negotiable. Items are shipped within three business days of receiving payment. We are happy to consolidate shipping where possible. The following shipping options are available: 1. FedEx Overnight (45 USD). USA Only. Signature Required. 2. FedEx Ground or Home Delivery (15 USD). USA Only. 1 - 10 days. If your address is a P.O. Box and cannot ship FedEx we will ship USPS Priority and, while we ship promptly, recent postal personnel cutbacks mean that delivery may take time. Signature Required. 3. FedEx International or DHL International EXPRESS (45 USD). 4. We can use your FedEx Account. Customs: International buyers are responsible for paying duty and taxes on delivery. DHL or FedEx will contact the buyer by telephone to arrange tax payment if it is levied. Duty varies by country and we cannot predict the amount you will be charged. Some countries are duty free, others are not. Typically, a customs duty and/or VAT tax will be assessed on all parcels to continental Europe. Sometimes duty or tax is due in China, but is seems very random. Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, and Taiwan have never assessed duty on a map we shipped. Maps shipped to the UK should be duty free as educational materials, but from time to time duty of 5% is assessed incorrectly by the UK customs agents. Insurance: All shipments are insured privately against loss and damage. All of our shipments require a signature for insurance purposes. If you have any questions please feel free to email us through eBay. Other ServicesConservation Framing: Geographicus recommends basic conservation framing services for any antique paper. We do not offer this service. Antique Map Restoration: Geographicus can repair and restore your antique map. Services include deacidification cleaning flattening and backing. BEWARE anyone attempting to contact you, from a different eBay account, claiming to represent Geographicus Antique Maps. My eBay handle is GeographicusMaps. If you are contacted by email by someone offering you my items, please call me directly to be certain you are not dealing with a con artist. "
Price: 495 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2024-02-22T21:33:35.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15 USD
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