MADROLLE, Claudius.

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Peking and its Environs. First edition, complete with the two tearable sheets for readers to send travel tips to the publisher. The maps introduce the legation quarter, Forbidden City, the areas around Beijing, the city of Tientsin (Tianjin), and the province of Zhili.A French explorer, Madrolle (1870-1949) turned his attention in the early 20th century to producing guidebooks, hoping to rival Baedeker and other big players in the tourism market. In 1912, he also published English-language handbooks on Shanghai, the Yangtse Valley, and Korea.

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