NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICAL
#76 - CHINESE EMPIRE

Size: 3" x 5"
Copyrighted: 1889
Lithographer: Donaldson Brothers

Area: 4,455,000 sq. mi
Population: 380,000,000
Government: Absolute & Despotic Monarchy
Scenes: Tea Plant; Picking Tea Leaves; Rice Plant

Although the cards in this series didn't include any additional descriptive information for the individual countries, the subsequently issued
Illustrated Atlas of Fifty Principal Nations of the World
did devote several paragraphs to
China

"COPYRIGHT" Text Variations
	Appears in the pink area at the lower left corner of the map. It is very faint, with an almost silvery appearance. (This is the variety shown in the full-size card, above). It's known to exist on cards with the " Arbuckle's " spelling in the Explanatory text on the back.
	Appears in the pink area at the lower left corner of the map, but a little lower and further to the left than the variety shown above. It is printed quite strongly. It's known to exist on cards with the " Arbuckles' " spelling in the Explanatory text on the back.