Screen LibraryThe Selden map of China : a new understanding of the Ming dynasty /
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 de...
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Bodleian Library, University of Oxford,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: | 2019. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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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 |
| Carrier Form: | 74 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781851245246 (hardback) : 1851245243 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | GA1124 1600 |
| CLC: | K992.648 |
| Call Number: | K992.648/N665 |
| Contents: | 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. |