Post by Saionji Shonagon on Mar 9, 2016 12:43:51 GMT -5
www.asianart.org/exhibitions/china-at-the-center features the Ricci Mappa Mundi from 1602. Commissioned by the Chinese and compiled by a Jesuit Missionary, it includes detailed drawings of the Far East as known at that time.
And if you can't get to San Francisco, you can see the map at www.hcs.harvard.edu/soundingchina/jesuitsobj6.html
If you click on the links you can enlarge and scroll to your heart's delight!
And if you can't get to San Francisco, you can see the map at www.hcs.harvard.edu/soundingchina/jesuitsobj6.html
If you click on the links you can enlarge and scroll to your heart's delight!