英藏广州城郊洪兵分布形势图绘制时间再探

A Further Exploration about Rendering Time of Maps Deposited at the British National Archives on the Distribution of the Red Turbans in Guangzhou's Suburb

英国国家档案馆庋藏的清代广州城郊洪兵分布形势图,对于我们了解广东洪兵起义无疑有着重要的史料价值。通过梳理历史文献记载和舆图所载信息,认为F.O.931/1079号舆图最早应绘制于咸丰四年六月二十四日洪兵进营佛岭市之后,最晚则应在九月初五清军开始反攻之前,最迟也应在九月十二日清军攻占萧岗之前。同时,依据石门"拖船"等信息,则大致可以将绘制时间推至七月三十日之前;F.O.931/1892号舆图应绘制于八月三十日清军稳定近城北郊形势之后,至九月初五日清军开始反攻之前的几天时间之内。

There are many Chinese classical maps deposited at the British National Archives,some of which described the position of the red turbans in the suburbs of Guangzhou during Late Qing Dynasty.Based on the method of analyzing the document and the map information,author speculate the map numbered F.O.931/1079 should be drawn after the Red Turbans occupied Folingshi（佛岭市）on July 18,1854,and before the Qing Army started counter attack on October 26,1854.Further,the map had been fulfilled before the Qing troops controlled Xiaogang（萧岗）on November 2,1854.Meanwhile,according to the information about the tugboats near Shimen（石门）,author hypothesize that this map had been finished on August 23,1854.Second,author speculate the map numbered F.O.931/1982 should be drawn after the Qing troops controlled the northern suburban of Guangzhou on October 21,1854,and before the Qing Army started counter attack the places such as Yiyongci（义勇祠）,Niulangang（牛栏岗）,Longtangguan（龙塘观）,Xiaogang on October 26,1854.