[Illustrated historical map of Shanghai]
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- Created Date
- 1935
- Description
Title supplied by cataloger.
Oriented with north towards the upper right.
Includes inset of area surrounding Whangpoo River.
"In this map we have tried to depict for you the history, customs, and points of interest in this cosmopolitan city of Shanghai."
Exhibited in “Faces and Places,” at the Boston Public Library, Boston, MA, October 2003 - September 2004. MB (BRL)
designed by Carl Crow ; drawn by V.V. Kovalsky.
American journalist and advertising executive Carl Crow designed this colorful and user-friendly map of Shanghai. He was the founder of the Chun Mei News Agency, which was responsible for translating and disseminating English language news printed in Shanghai into Chinese. He also wrote over a dozen books about China including several travelers' guides. The vignettes around the map show important moments in Chinese history as well as facades of buildings and cultural monuments. The Shanghai Municipal Council, who sponsored the preparation of this map, was an international governing body that was active in Shanghai from 1863 until the Japanese occupation in 1941. The seal of the Council demonstrates the international flavor of Shanghai in the early 20th century, with flags from twelve nations represented. Adding to the international flavor of the map is the diagram showing the time differences between Shanghai and cities around the world. The inset map at the lower right places Shanghai in geographical context, and also shows a basic outline of the different "settlements" of the city -- Chinese, French, and "International" (i.e., British and American). For some time, each of these settlements functioned as a miniature principality, administered and managed by its expatriate citizens. This assumption of Chinese authority angered many Chinese Shanghai residents and led to civil unrest. In retrospect, the motto of the Council, "Omnia juncta in uno" (All joined into one), seems rather optimistic in the face of Chinese disenfranchisement and discontent.
- Creator
Crow, Carl, 1883-1945
- Partner
- Digital Commonwealth
- Contributing Institution
- Boston Public Library
- Publisher
- Shanghai Municipal Council
- Subjects
- Shanghai (China)--History--Maps
- Location
- Shanghai, China
- Type
- image
- Format
- Maps
- Language
- Chinese
- Rights
- No known restrictions on use.
No known copyright restrictions.
- Chicago citation style
- Crow, Carl, 1883-1945. [Illustrated historical map of Shanghai]. 1935. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/x633f974z. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Crow, Carl, 1883-1945, (1935) [Illustrated historical map of Shanghai]. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/x633f974z
- MLA citation style
- Crow, Carl, 1883-1945. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/x633f974z>.