1882 Perron map HAN (SEOUL) RIVER, KOREA (#126)

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1882 Perron map HAN (SEOUL) RIVER, KOREA (#126)
Nice small map titled
Riviere de Seoul,
from wood engraving  with fine detail and clear impression, nice hand coloring. Overall size approx.  14 x 13.5 cm, image size approx. 11 x 7.5 cm. From
La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes
, 19 vol. (1875-94), great work of Elisee Reclus. Cartographer is Charles Perron.
Han River
Korean Han-gang
river, northern South Korea, rising in the western slopes of the  T'aebaek-sanmaek (mountains) and flowing generally westward across the peninsula  through the provinces of Kangwŏn, Kyŏnggi, and North Ch'ungch'ŏng and through  the city of Seoul to the Yellow Sea. Of its 319-mile (514-kilometre) length, 200  miles (320 km) are navigable, and it has been a valuable river transportation  route since ancient times, particularly during the Yi dynasty (1392–1910).  Various agricultural products are grown in its 10,000-square-mile  (26,000-square-kilometre) drainage basin. There are several islands in the lower  course of the river, such as Yŏi-do, located within the city limits of Seoul.  The Han supplies the cities along its course with water for industrial and  general use. The river's upper course, in the mountains, is used to generate  hydroelectric power. In the 1970s three additional multipurpose dams were built  at Yŏngwŏl, Tanyang, and Yŏju.