Kunyu Quantu

The Kunyu Quantu, by Ferdinand Verbiest in 1674.

The Kunyu Quantu (simplified Chinese: 坤舆全图; traditional Chinese: 坤輿全圖; pinyin: Kūnyú Quántú), or Full Map of the World, was a map of the world developed by Jesuit father Ferdinand Verbiest during his mission in China in 1674.^[1] A copy is in the Hunterian Museum.

The map follows the earlier works of Matteo Ricci, such as the Kunyu Wanguo Quantu.

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Early Chinese maps

Da Ming Hunyi Tu (c. 1400) Sihai Huayi Zongtu (1532) Shanhai Yudi Quantu (1584) Kunyu Wanguo Quantu (1602) Shanhai Yudi Quantu (1607/1609) Wanguo Quantu (1620s) Kunyu Quantu (1674) "Zheng He map" (1763)

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