Detail View: Old Maps Collection: 坤輿萬國全圖 = Great universal geographic map.Part 2

Barcode: 
4687820500679
Title: 
坤輿萬國全圖 = Great universal geographic map.Part 2
Original Title: 
坤輿萬國全圖 = Great universal geographic map.Part 2
Contributor: 
Ricci, Matteo, 1552-1610
Contributor: 
李之藻, 1565-1630
Category: 
General Maps
Type: 
Printed
Language: 
Chinese
Create Year: 
1602
Format: 
JPEG2000, 22499 × 20335, 56.8MB
Scale: 
[ca. 1:12,500,000 at equator]. 1⁰ = 250 li ; (W 180⁰--E 180⁰/N 90⁰--S 90⁰)
Note: 
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).
Geographic Area: 
World
Relation Note: 
Part 1 : 4687820500678
Pub Title: 
坤輿萬國全圖
Pub Author: 
Ricci, Matteo, 1552-1610
Pub Year: 
1602
Pub location: 
[Beijing]
Provenance: 
Library of Congress Map Collections