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Painting on silk, City Map
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Medium:Silk
Date:Western Han (206 BCE-9 CE)

Dimensions:Length: 52cm; Width: 52.5cm

Origin: Excavated from Han Tomb No.3, Mawangdui, Changsha City, Hunan Province, 1973

The map depicts a city with walls, streets, castles, pavilions, terraces and towers and is the earliest city map in existence.


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