坤輿萬國全圖

Collection

East Asian Maps before 1911

Map makers

利瑪竇, 1552-1610
Ricci, Matteo, 1552-1610

Publisher

producer not identified

Date

1680
between 1680 and 1720

Note

Scale approximately 1:12,500,000 at equator. 1° = 250 li ;
"每一度廣二百五十里"--From text written by Matteo Ricci.
Includes text written by Matteo Ricci.
Originally published in 1602.
Relief shown pictorially.
The map shows an oval shaped world map, includes insets of astronomical and seasonal maps. On top right is "Seventh Heaven"(九重天圖) 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).
椭圆形的世界地图，并附有小幅的天文图和地理图：右上角有九重天图，右下角有天地仪图，左上角有赤道北地半球之图和日蚀图，月蚀图，左下角有赤道南地半球之图和中气图. 此图展现出五大洲和四大洋，欧邏巴（欧洲)，利未亞（非洲），南北亞墨利加（南北美洲），亞洲（亞細亞），墨瓦腊泥加（南极洲），大西洋，大东洋（太平洋），小西洋（印度洋），冰海（北冰洋).
Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Library, [2022].
Originally created as: 1 map on 6 panels : color ; 164 x 63 cm, on wooden frame 171 x 65 cm.
Aspect ratio: 1:2.21.
Description based on physical version.

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