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World map designed by Ferdinand Verbiest From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kunyu Quantu
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The Kunyu Quantu (simplified Chinese: 坤舆全图; traditional Chinese: 坤輿全圖; pinyin: Kūnyú Quántú), 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.[1] A copy is in the Hunterian Museum.

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The Kunyu Quantu, 1672 version (Biblioteca Marciana Venice)
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The Kunyu Quantu, 1674 version

The map follows the earlier works of Matteo Ricci, such as the Kunyu Wanguo Quantu.

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