1938 CHINESE BI-LINGUAL MAP of SUMMER PALACE (I HO YUAN) BEIJING PEKING, CHINA

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1938 CHINESE BI-LINGUAL MAP of SUMMER PALACE (I HO YUAN) BEIJING PEKING, CHINA Title: Map of I Ho Yuan Description: This is a rare and fascinating 1938 bi-lingual map of I Ho Yuan or Yi He Yuan or the Summer Palace of the Yuan Dynasty, northwest of Beijing or Peking, China. This plan, issued by the Chinese, offers great detail, noting roads, ponds, trees, wells, temples, foundations, wall and other structural details. Two inset maps, including a conspective map are included in the lower left quadrant. Originally meant for a Yuan Dynasty monastery, the site became an imperial garden in the 18th century. After the 1911 revolution, it was converted into a park and declared a UNESCO� World Heritage Site in 1998. Issued to a scale of 1:2000. All text is in Chinese and English. Publisher: Unknown, Chinese. Size 21 high x 30 inches wide. Condition: Good condition. Damage and wear along original fold lines. Overall toning and wear. Damp stains and spotting at places. If you have any questions please feel free to email or contact us by telephone at . Please read our Terms and Conditions Below. International Bidders - please read our note regarding international shipping and customs below. Additional Services Conservation Framing Services: Geographicus offers basic conservation framing services. Please visit our website to see our full range of services. /P/CFS Antique Map Restoration Services: Geographicus can repair and restore your antique map. Services include deacidification, cleaning, flattening, and backing. /P/CFS Terms and Conditions Shipping: Unless contraindicated in the item description or prior arrangements have been made, all items will be shipped via the United States Postal Service. We offer the following services though some items do require a shipping supplement due to size and packing restrictions. USPS Priority Mail (Domestic): 12.00 USD. Usually takes 2-3 business days to arrive. USPS Express Mail (Domestic): 25.00 USD. Overnight to most destinations in the United States. Delivery to rural areas and APOs may take longer. Automatically insured to 100 USD. USPS International First Class Mail: 15.00 USD. Limited Tracking. Can take from 1 week to 1 month, or more, to arrive. This method is not exceptionally secure and we do not ship via First Class Mail to India and Latin America. NOT AVAILABLE to LATIN AMERICA or INDIA. USPS International Priority Mail: 25.00 USD. Can take from 2 days to 3 weeks to arrive. This method is not exceptionally secure and we do not ship via Priority to mainland China. NOT AVAILABLE to MAINLAND CHINA or INDIA. USPS International Express Mail: 45.00 USD. Generally arrives is less than 1 week. Can be both insured and tracked. See international customs note below. NOT AVAILABLE to INDIA. Fedex or UPS: We can ship by Federal Express and UPS upon request. In order for us to ship by these methods, you will need to provide us with a valued FEDEX or UPS account number for billing. The shipping agent will bill you directly for shipping costs. We will bill only a small handling charge of 3.00 USD. All shipments to India must use Federal Express, contact us after auction for rates. Insurance: Insurance is included in postage unless your map is being shipped to a destination that does not allow insurance. For more valuable items we highly recommend using Express Mail. If an item is lost or damaged in transit, I will not automatically refund your money, instead I will file claim with the post office listing you, the recipient, as the beneficiary. The post office will resolve the claim and pay you directly. You may need to bring certain evidence to the post office in order to verify the claim information. International buyers, see international customs note below. International Customs: It is required by law that I declare a customs value on all items shipping internationally. Though many countries allow free import of antiques over 100 years old, so... read more

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