Ricci’s 1602 Map of the World
Posted: January 16th, 2010 | No Comments »I read that Matteo Ricci’s map of the world from 1602 created for the Wanli Emperor is on display in Washington. Printed on rice paper it is a thing of wonder. Here’s a scan of a portion and a link to a Guardian article on the map. Apparently the whole thing will be scanned in and put up on the web for closer examination at some point.
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