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China: Kunyu Wanguo Quantu, 'A Map of the Myriad Countries of the World', Western Hemisphere. Matteo Ricci, Beijing,1602.
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Title:
China: Kunyu Wanguo Quantu, 'A Map of the Myriad Countries of the World', Western Hemisphere. Matteo Ricci, Beijing,1602.
Caption:
Kunyu Wanguo Quantu (??????) was printed by Matteo Ricci upon request of Wanli Emperor in Beijing, 1602. Ricci's Chinese collaborators were Zhong Wentao and Li Zhizao. The map was crucial in expanding Chinese knowledge of the world. It was later exported to Japan and was influential there as well.
Credit:
Album / Pictures from History/Universal Images Group
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Image size:
4500 x 4042 px | 52.0 MB
Print size:
38.1 x 34.2 cm | 15.0 x 13.5 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ASIA IMAGES • ASIA PICTURES • ASIA • ASIAN IMAGE • ASIAN IMAGES • ASIAN PICTURES • ASIAN • CARTOGRAPHY • CHINA • CHINE • CHINESE • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORICAL IMAGES • HISTORICAL PICTURES • HISTORICAL • HISTORY IMAGES • HISTORY PICTURES • HISTORY • JESUIT ORDER • JESUIT • JESUITAS • JESUITS • MAP MAKING • MAP • MATTEO RICCI • MONKS, JESUIT • ORDER, JESUIT • PLAN (CARTOGRAPHY) • PORCELAIN • QING DYNASTY • QING
