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Tourist Northern Manchuria - Harbin Railway Bureau & Northern Manchuria River Transport Bureau, 1940
Tourist Northern Manchuria, 1940
An evocative travel guide to northern Manchuria, compiled in 1940 by the Harbin Railway Bureau together with the Northern Manchuria River Transport Bureau. The piece is illustrated throughout with a full-colour pictorial map, and its reverse carries a wealth of supplementary material, including a tourist guide to northern Manchuria, sections on travel by railway and by riverboat, and a Manchurian transport map.
Issued at the height of the era when northern Manchuria was being promoted to travellers, this guide reflects the period's fascination with the landscapes, rail lines, and river routes of the region. The combination of decorative cartography and practical itinerary information makes it both a visually appealing object and a documentary record of how travel across the north was presented to the public of its day.
A characterful survival for collectors of Manchurian and Northeast Asian historical materials, vintage travel ephemera, and pictorial cartography.
Description & Historical Context
Tourist Northern Manchuria, 1940
An evocative travel guide to northern Manchuria, compiled in 1940 by the Harbin Railway Bureau together with the Northern Manchuria River Transport Bureau. The piece is illustrated throughout with a full-colour pictorial map, and its reverse carries a wealth of supplementary material, including a tourist guide to northern Manchuria, sections on travel by railway and by riverboat, and a Manchurian transport map.
Issued at the height of the era when northern Manchuria was being promoted to travellers, this guide reflects the period's fascination with the landscapes, rail lines, and river routes of the region. The combination of decorative cartography and practical itinerary information makes it both a visually appealing object and a documentary record of how travel across the north was presented to the public of its day.
A characterful survival for collectors of Manchurian and Northeast Asian historical materials, vintage travel ephemera, and pictorial cartography.
Collation
| Category | Books |
|---|---|
| Condition | acceptable |
| SKU | N0000004110 |
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