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"The Map of the Great East" [1]) is a large scale map of Korea produced by Joseon dynasty cartographer Kim Jeong-ho in 1861. [2] A second edition was printed in 1864. [2] One source describes it as the "oldest map in Korea". [3] Daedongyeojido is considered very advanced for its time, and marks the zenith of pre-modern Korean cartography. [2]
Cheonsang Yeolcha Bunyajido (Korean: 천상열차분야지도; Hanja: 天象列次分野之圖; Korean pronunciation: [t͡ɕʰʌnsɐŋ jʌɭt͡ɕʰɐ puȵɐd͡ʑido]) is a fourteenth-century Korean star map, copies of which were spread nationwide in the Joseon Dynasty. The name is sometimes translated as the "chart of the constellations and the ...
During most of the Joseon dynasty, Korea was divided into eight provinces (do; 도; 道). The eight provinces' boundaries remained unchanged for about 480 years from 1413 to 1895, and formed a geographic paradigm that is still reflected today in the Korean Peninsula's administrative divisions, dialects, and regional distinctions. The names of ...
The Honil Gangni Yeokdae Gukdo Ji Do ("Map of Integrated Lands and Regions of Historical Countries and Capitals (of China)" [1]), often abbreviated as Kangnido, is a world map completed by the Korean scholars Kwon Kun and Yi Hoe in 1402, during the Joseon dynasty.
Gangnido, a Korean-made map of the world was created in 1402 by Kim Sa-hyeong , Yi Mu , and Yi Hoe . The map was created in the second year of the reign of Taejong of Joseon. The map was made by combining Chinese, Korean and Japanese maps.
Kyujanggak (Korean: 규장각; Hanja: 奎章閣), also known as Gyujanggak, was the royal library of the Joseon Dynasty.It was founded in 1776 by order of King Jeongjo of Joseon (as a major policy arm of his government), [1] [2] at which time it was located on the grounds of Changdeokgung Palace.
[citation needed] It was anciently known simply as Joseon, but is now referred to as Gojoseon, i.e. "Ancient Joseon" to distinguish it from the much later (14th century) Kingdom of Joseon. According to some sources, Gojoseon was a kingdom formed by the union of three confederacies, or Samhan : Makjoseon (막조선, 莫朝鮮), Jinjoseon ...
They invaded Joseon territory in 1402, in 1410, in 1436 (see 곽승우(郭承祐) and 조연(趙涓)), in 1460 with the Oranke (see also 신숙주(申叔舟)) They were beaten by the Korean General Heo Jong 허종(許琮) (1434–1494) in 1491, under Seongjong of Joseon's reign (see also 조산보(造山堡) and 나사종(羅嗣宗))