New map of Shanghai. (on verso) A map of China : Published by K. Saito. Osaka Japan. Sole agent T. Kishida & Co. Shanghai. (inset map of double Hemispheres). Meiji 42 (1909).

Color map. Title and place names in English and Japanese. Shows districts, roads, railways, tramways, major firms and banks and businesses. Legend at upper left lists Japanese businesses. A scarce early twentieth century Japanese map of Shanghai and China which hints at the rising influence and presence of the Japanese in Shanghai and in China overall following the Treaty of Shimonoseki signed between the Japanese and Chinese at the end of the first Sino-Japanese war in 1895. The map is dated Meiji 42 (1909), the year that the International Opium Commission convened in Shanghai. The map of Shanghai is particularly notable for the minimally developed "Pootung" (Pudong) area, now the Special Economic Zone in Chuansha incorporating the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone. The Chinese City, Districts and Settlements are marked, with many buildings named in English. A legend at upper left lists Japanese businesses which are located on the map with katakana and English letters. In the Pootung district and along the Bund, the businesses and wharves are named both in English and with Chinese characters. A fascinating document of Shanghai prior to the fall of the Qing dynasty. An extraordinarily detailed map of China with names in Chinese characters (black) and English (red). There is an inset map of the world at lower right. Only one copy listed on WorldCat, at the National Diet Library in Tokyo. (notes from EB, with thanks).
2 color maps on one sheet, both sides. Date estimated. With inset map of the world. Title and place names in Japanese, Chinese and English. Shows provinces, capitals. cities and towns, roads, railroads, lakes, etc. Includes legend. Relief shown by hachures. Map of Shanghai shows city districts, roads, railways, tramways, major firms and banks and businesses. Includes list of major Japanese businesses.