Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Concrete evidence of the existence of maps in ancient China can be found in the Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD). The three silk maps found at the Mawangdui tumulus in Changsha, Hunan Province are traced back to the 2nd century BC. The three maps are a topographic map of the Changsha region, a military map of southern Changsha, and a prefecture map.
It is a 13th-century copy of an original map dating from the 4th century, covering Europe, parts of Asia (India) and North Africa. The map is named after Konrad Peutinger, a German 15th–16th century humanist and antiquarian. The map was discovered in a library in Worms by Conrad Celtes, who was unable to publish his find before his death, and ...
The Historical Atlas of China (traditional Chinese: 中國歷史地圖集; simplified Chinese: 中国历史地图集; pinyin: Zhōngguó lìshǐ dìtú jí) is an 8-volume work published in Beijing between 1982 and 1988, edited by Tan Qixiang. It contains 304 maps and 70,000 placenames in total.
Kunyu Wanguo Quantu, printed in Ming China at the request of the Wanli Emperor in 1602 by the Italian Catholic missionary Matteo Ricci and Chinese collaborators, the mandarin Zhong Wentao, and the technical translator Li Zhizao, is the earliest known Chinese world map with the style of European maps. [1]
The earliest known maps to have survived in China date to the 4th century BC. [40]: 90 In 1986, seven ancient Chinese maps were found in an archeological excavation of a Qin State tomb in what is now Fangmatan, in the vicinity of Tianshui City, Gansu.
This is a list of political entities in the 4th century (301–400) AD ... 8th century AD: Africa: Northeast Kush: ... Asia: East, China Chouchi: Lüeyang:
Early versions of the text may have existed since the 4th century BCE, [5] [6] but the present form was not reached until the early Han dynasty. [6] It is largely a fabulous geographical and cultural account of pre-Qin China as well as a collection of Chinese mythology.
Pages in category "4th century in China" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Battle of Fei River; C.