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The 400-Year-Old, Million-Dollar Map That Put China at the Center of the World
In 1602, the Wanli Emperor of the Ming dynasty had a big task for his scholars: a map that would depict the entire world. The ...
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Momentous map |Art |chinadaily.com.cn
The Mongolia Mountain and Water Map, a silk hand scroll that measures 30.12 meters long and 0.59 meters in width, marked 211 places from Ming Dynasty's frontier Jiayuguan Pass westward to Mecca of ...
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Ming Dynasty encyclopedia sells for more than $9 million at ... - CNN
Two volumes of the Ming Dynasty’s Yongle Encyclopedia (永樂大典) sold yesterday at auction in Paris for 8 128 000€, over 1000 times of the estimated price.
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Hero of the Ming Dynasty: The man who mapped the world
Emperor Yongle, the first ruler of the Ming dynasty, wanted to showcase China's naval power, and in 1402 commissioned Zheng to undertake a daring mission to the seas known to the Chinese as the ...
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Term 'ang moh' in use as early as 1600s in Ming Dynasty map
Called the Selden Map, the cartographic record was rediscovered in 2008 by a scholar after it had been forgotten and buried in the archives for centuries. It is the only Ming Dynasty map of this ...
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Momentous map - Culture - Chinadaily.com.cn
The Mongolia Mountain and Water Map, a silk hand scroll that measures 30.12 meters long and 0.59 meters in width, marked 211 places from Ming Dynasty's frontier Jiayuguan Pass westward to Mecca of ...