Research on the Yucheng Map Collected in the French National Library
The Yucheng Map(《渝城图》)was made by Ai Shiyuan.This map was based on the map in the Chorography of Ba County compiled in the Qianlong reign.In the mapping process,Ai Shiyuan selected the geographical information in local records and the map in chorography to enrich his map with obvious military and commercial characteristics.Indeed,the Yucheng Map involves the textual information in chorog-raphy and the personal imagination of the painter.It shows the painter's cultural identity of local knowledge in chorography and place identify of Yucheng from the perspective of military and commerce.
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