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Bertie Mitford’s Peking Map, 1900

Posted: July 25th, 2024 | No Comments »

Algernon Bertram “Bertie” Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale (1837-1916), writer, diplomat in China, Russia and Japan, paternal grandfather of the Mitford sisters. Served in Shanghai & Peking late 19th century. Wrote The Attache at Peking, published 1900 which included this map of the city (sorry for folds but it was very thin and easy to tear).



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