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VIETNAM, THANH HOA — DYNASTIE NGUYEN, DATÉE 31e ANNÉE DU RÈGNE DE L'EMPERE

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VIETNAM, THANH HOA — DYNASTIE NGUYEN, DATÉE 31e ANNÉE DU RÈGNE DE L'EMPEREUR TU DUC (1877)
Rare ink-on-paper map depicting the province of Thanh Hoa and its traffic routes, captioned in Chinese characters and chu quoc ngu, with the star-shaped citadel of Thanh Hoa city built in 1804 at its center. The inscription in the upper part details the routes from all corners of the province.
Dim. 198 x 90 cm
(Framed, reassembled, wear, stains and traces of humidity, slight tears)

PROVENANCE
Acquired by a military man stationed in Indochina and Tonkin in the 1940s, then by descent.

NOTE
A translation of the text appearing on the map is available upon request.