Sihai Huayi Zongtu

The map Sihai Zongtu Huayi (Chinese四海 华 夷 总 图/四海 华 夷 総 図, outline map of China and the barbarians of the four seas ') is an ancient Chinese map of the world that is currently stored in the Library of Harvard University. Dating back to 1532, ie from the Ming Dynasty.

The map shows China, Korea (朝鲜) and Japan (日本国) in the east, Siberia (罗 荒野) in the north, Nepal (天竺) and a huge India (印度) in the south, Persia (波 刺 斯) in the west and the Roman Empire (大 秦国, Daqinguo ) beyond the western sea (西海).

  • Ming Dynasty
  • Cartographic work
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