Sujet

Chinese map of the world dated 1763

Légende

Chinese map of the world dated 1763, claiming to be a reproduction of a 1418 map of Zheng He's (1371-1433) voyages and to prove that Zheng He sailed both to Australia and the Americas. Many think the map is more likely to be based on 18th century European maps. Discovered by Lui Gang in 2005.

Date

18e siècle

Crédit

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Notre référence

ARP15A01_183

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

25,5Mo (2,3Mo) / 29,9cm x 21,4cm / 3533 x 2523 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Geography Cartography Discovery Exploration Fifteenth century 15th century Eighteenth century 18th century