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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe. Image cartographique : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Nie, Hongping Annie
Titre(s) : The Selden map of China [Texte imprimé] : a new understanding of the Ming dynasty / Hongping Annie Nie
Publication : Oxford : Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, 2019
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (74 p.) : ill. en coul., cartes ; 27 cm
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr. p. 66-69. Index
Dating from the seventeenth century at the height of the Ming Dynasty, the Selden
Map of China reveals a country very different from popular conceptions of the time,
looking not inward to the Asian landmass but outward to the sea. Discovered in the
stacks of the Bodleian Library, this beautifully decorative map of China is in fact
a seafaring chart showing Ming Dynasty trade routes. It is the earliest surviving
example of Chinese merchant cartography and is evidence that Ming China was outward-looking,
capitalistic and vibrant. Exploring the commercial aims of the Ming Dynasty, the port
city of Quanzhou and its connections with the voyages of the early traveller Zheng
He, this book describes the historical background of the era in which the map was
used. It also includes an analysis of the skills and techniques involved in Chinese
map-making and the significance of the compass bearings, scale and ratios found on
the map, all of which combine to represent a breakthrough in cartographic techniques.
The enthralling story revealed by this extraordinary artefact is central to an understanding
of the long history of China's relationship with the sea and with the wider world
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Bodleian library (Oxford, GB). Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Carte de Selden
Cartographie -- Chine -- 17e siècle
Cartes anciennes -- Chine -- 1368-1644 (Dynastie des Ming)
Cartes marines -- Histoire
Routes commerciales -- Asie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 978-1-85124-524-6 (br.) : 30 EUR. - ISBN 1851245243
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45810740x
Notice n° :
FRBNF45810740
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : A discovery in the library ; A cartographic work of art ; The history of the Selden map ; Ming dynasty maritime trade ; A new understanding of the Ming dynasty.