Sankai yochi zenzu. - Public domain vintage map
Summary
Scale ca. 1:27,000,000 at the equator.
Wood block print, hand colored.
Relief shown pictorially.
Shows continents and oceans of the world at about 1600.
Based on Matteo Ricci's World map which was published in China in 1602.
Includes text.
At head of text: Chikyū bankoku sankai yochi zenzu setsu.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Vault
AACR2
Tags
Date
01/01/1785
Contributors
Nagakubo, Sekisui, 1717-1801.
Ricci, Matteo, 1552-1610.
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain