China, circa 1900. Ink and watercolors on silk. The panoramic vista depicting the garrison town and pass at Shanhai in Hebei Province where the easternmost part of the Great Wall and the Bohai Sea meet, the Imperial Northern Railway to Tientsin also in evidence.Inscribed: Shanhaiguan Yudi Quanti, or 'Comprehensive Map of the Shanhai Pass Territories'.Provenance: Old German estate, by repute brought home from China by a German soldier and thence by descent in the same family.Condition: Absolutely original condition with wear, creasing, water damage, and losses, possibly trimmed.Dimensions: Size 80 x 160 cm. Modern frame.Shanhai Pass was a fortress built in the Ming Dynasty to defend against the intrusion of Mongolian tribes. It is roughly square with a total length of 4.5 miles, consisting of a 3-mile long wall and a barbican, with four gates at each side. Originally, four separate barbicans were built in front of these gates, forming another defensive layer. This painting shows Shanhaiguan alongside the Great Wall, and in the foreground is the new railway line (built in 1894) with steam locomotives running on the line, the railway station and fortified foreign settlements, including those of the United Kingdom, France, Japan, Russia, and Germany.晚清《山海關地輿全圖》中國,約 1900年。絹本設色。全景描繪了駐軍城鎮和山海關地形圖,長城的最東部與渤海相遇,北至天津的鐵路也很明顯。 款識: 山海關地輿全圖 來源:德國老收藏,據説是購於一德國士兵処,士兵購於中國,自此保存在同一家族至今 品相:絕對原始狀態,磨損,摺痕,水漬和缺損,可能被修剪過。 尺寸:80 x 160 厘米現代框