
Modern Times (时报), July 1913.
I admire the staff artist who illustrated this and other events for the Modern Times 时报 newspaper. This reminds you of the visual culture of the Dianshizhai 点石斋 pictorials.
A curious map of Shanghai from the 1524 county gazetteer was reproduced in this post. The map predates the construction of the city wall by some 30…
Highlights of this project appear on the Facebook page Mapping Old Shanghai. Among the most recent uploads we have: A newspaper image of the…
My guest blog post about each of the gates in Shanghai city wall: Shanghai City Wall and Gates | Visualising China