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1933 T'ou-sè-wè Map of Shanghai Showing Catholic Missions https://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/ShanghaiCatholic-tousewe-1933 This is an extremely rare 1933 map of Catholic Missions in Shanghai. The map was published in Shanghai by the T'ou-sè-wè Orphanage Press, a Jesuit printing press run as part of a vocational school / orphanage situated just southwest of the French Concession. The T'ou-sè-wè Orphanage is today a museum and is considered the birthplace of modern Chinese creative arts. The map is centered on the Bund and covers the old French Concession and International Settlement as well as the Walled Chinese City and surrounding areas. There are insets of Zi-Ka Wei (Xujiahui), where the T'ou-sè-wè Orphanage and Mission was located, Hongkeu (Hongkou), and Loukawè at the center of the French Concession. Catholic owned properties are highlighted in red with, in many cases, individual churches and buildings noted. The map also identifies important streets, parks, wharves, and more. #geographicus #raremap #raremaps #antiquemaps #antiquemap #shanghai #shanghaimap #frenchconcession #internationalsettlement #oldshanghai #catholicmission #tousèwèmuseum #tousewe (at Geographicus Rare Antique Maps)

This is a very scarce Fusazō Sugie (杉江房造) map of Shanghai, China, issued in 1936 (Showa 11) with manuscript annotations relating to the Battle of Shanghai. Centered on the Bund, the map covers central Shanghai. The Shanghai International Settlement is highlighted in Pink and the French Concession appears in Yellow. Along the Huangpu River, important wharves and docks are noted. In the foreign regions, important locations and street names appear in both Chinese and English, otherwise labels are in Chinese. In the upper left there are insets of nearby Hangzhou. This map is unique for the addition of manuscript annotations in Chinese associated with the Battle of Shanghai. Parts of the Concession and International settlement are highlighted off in black ink. The surrounding regions are further highlighted in red ink. Notes that we have been unable to decipher seem to follow the battle day by day. When this map was issued, the French Concession and the International Settlement were, for the most part, left in peace by the Japanese invaders, turning them into an ocean of peace and prosperity in an otherwise war-torn city. Versions of the New Map of Shanghai by Sugie Fusazō appeared as early as 1931 (Showa 6). There is significant variation between editions, especially those later editions which appeared during the Japanese takeover of Shanghai. https://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/shanghai-fusazosugie-1936 #geographicus #raremap #raremaps #antiquemaps #antiquemap #oldsanghai #shanghaihistory #internationalsettlement #bund #shanghaibund #woldwar2 #wwii #ww2 (at Geographicus Rare Antique Maps)