1602 World Map

1602 World Map of the World. The first Map in Chinese to show the Americashttp://www.loc.gov/item/2010585650/ Title: Kun yu wan guo quan tuOther Title” 坤輿萬國全圖Great universal geographic mapContributor Names : Ricci, Matteo, 1552-1610. Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program.Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division.Created / Published[Beijing, China : Matteo Ricci], 1602.Subject Headings– World maps–Early works to 1800Notes– Relief shown pictorially.– Title from Web page (viewed on April 20, 2010).– Sheets individually numbered, e.g. Si fu.– Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.– Online version of the map on an exhibition at the Library …

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