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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 ...
In addition, it has royal, government, private documents, such as land transactions and power of attorney and maps on natural geography and the state of society of Joseon Dynasty. The antique maps include a provincial map of 1872, a plotting-paper map stamped by Bibyeonsa, a Joseon map, and an eight-province map.
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.
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 ...
[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 ...
Construction of the Seoul City Wall was launched in 1395, and significant part of the whole City Wall was completed in 1396, including the Eight Gates. [1]: 107–111 While the City Wall was continuously fortified through almost entire history of Joseon, its history of fortification can be divided into major three periods respectively in 14th, 15th and 18th centuries.
Seongjeosimni (Korean: 성저십리; Hanja: 城底十里, or sometimes romanized as Seongjeo Shibri [2]) was the peripheral area of Joseon's capital city, Hanseongbu [] (한성부), literally meaning areas 10 Ri (Korean mile) around the Fortress Wall of Seoul.