Detail View: Old Maps Collection: 坤輿萬國全圖 = Great universal geographic map.Part 1
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Barcode:
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4687820500678
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Title:
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坤輿萬國全圖 = Great universal geographic map.Part 1
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Original Title:
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坤輿萬國全圖 = Great universal geographic map.Part 1
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Contributor:
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Ricci, Matteo, 1552-1610
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Contributor:
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李之藻, 1565-1630
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Category:
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General Maps
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Type:
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Printed
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Language:
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Chinese
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Create Year:
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1602
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Format:
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JPEG2000, 22678 × 20538, 60.9MB
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Page No.:
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1
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Scale:
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[ca. 1:12,500,000 at equator]. 1⁰ = 250 li ; (W 180⁰--E 180⁰/N 90⁰--S 90⁰)
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Note:
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The main map shows an oval shaped world map, includes insets of astronomical and seasonal maps. On top right is "Seventh Heaven" chart; on bottom right is "Armillary sphere"; on top left is a map of "Northern Hemisphere", "Solar and Lunar Eclipse" chart; and on bottom left is a map of "Southern Hemisphere", map of "Chinese 24 seasonal segments calendar" and "Quantity-day ruler". Accompanied with explaining text for the map and insets. The map covers five continents and four Oceans, Europe (Ou Luo Ba), Africa (Li Wei Ya), South and North America (Nan Bei Ya Mou Li Jia), Asia (Ya Xi Ya), and Antarctica (Mo Wa La Ni Jia); Atlantic (Da Xi Yang), Pacific Ocean (Da Dong Yang), Indian Ocean (Xiao Xi Yang), and Arctic Ocean (Bing Hai).
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Geographic Area:
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World
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Relation Note:
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Part 2 : 4687820500679
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Pub Title:
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坤輿萬國全圖
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Pub Author:
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Ricci, Matteo, 1552-1610
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Pub Year:
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1602
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Pub location:
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[Beijing]
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Provenance:
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Library of Congress Map Collections
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