General Relation on Manchu Maps in Qing Dynasty

It has been accepted that the ancient Manchu literatures such as documental files,books,tablet inscription and family tree have essential value in research.The Manchu files and books are not only great in number but also valuable in research due to the historical materials in them concerning to all aspects of Qing Dynasty.The Manchu maps,however,are little in number and stored sparsely,so the related research achievements are limited.The paper gives a systematic comb about the Manchu maps in Qing Dynasty and discusses the way to explore these precious materials in order to do something useful for related research work.