Text at the upper part of the map offers a brief overview of all the countries of the world, as well as the history of the map and offers references to Wang Junfu's sources. The right hand text identifies 29 militarized border crossings and defensive points. The left hand text briefly describes some 33 foreign peoples, some of which are fictional. The text below the map provides details of the two capitals of empire (Beijing, the northern capital, and Nanjing, the capital of the south) as well as the 13 provinces, involving population distribution, travel routes to and from, the tribute system, and the main commercial products of each: rice, wheat, silk, salt, cotton, etc.
Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Library, [2022].
Originally created as: 1 map : color ; 88 x 112 cm, on sheet 125 x 122 cm. ; woodblock prints, Published: 康熙二年 [1663].
