Kunyu Quantu
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The Kunyu Quantu 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.
The map followed the earlier works of Matteo Ricci
, such as the Kunyu Wanguo Quantu
.
Ferdinand Verbiest
Father Ferdinand Verbiest was a Flemish Jesuit missionary in China during the Qing dynasty. He was born in Pittem near Tielt in Flanders, later part of the modern state of Belgium. He is known as Nan Huairen in Chinese...
during his mission in China
Jesuit China missions
The history of the missions of the Jesuits in China is part of the history of relations between China and the Western world. The missionary efforts and other work of the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits, between the 16th and 17th century played a significant role in continuing the transmission of...
in 1674.
The map followed the earlier works of Matteo Ricci
Matteo Ricci
Matteo Ricci, SJ was an Italian Jesuit priest, and one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China Mission, as it existed in the 17th-18th centuries. His current title is Servant of God....
, such as the Kunyu Wanguo Quantu
Kunyu Wanguo Quantu
Kunyu Wanguo Quantu , printed in China at the request of the Wanli Emperor during 1602 by the Italian Catholic missionary Matteo Ricci and Chinese collaborators, Mandarin Zhong Wentao and the technical translator, Li Zhizao, is the earliest known Chinese world map with the style of European maps...
.