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Deutsch: Kunyu Wanguo Quantu ist die früheste bekannte chinesische Weltkarte im Stil der europäischen Karten, es wurde zum ersten Mal in China in 1602 von Matteo Ricci.
English: Unattributed, very detailed, two page colored edition (1604?), copy of the 1602 map Kunyu Wanguo Quantu by Matteo Ricci at the request of the Wanli Emperor. This digitalization of the map is of a Japanese export copy of the original Chinese version, with phonetic annotations in Katakana for foreign place names outside of the Sinic world, predominantly around Europe, Russia and the Near East. Note that 金島 [Kinshima, Island of Gold] in its entirety and the label 銀島 [Ginshima, Island of Silver] have been added to Ricci's original.
Español: Kunyu Wanguo Quantu, primer mapamundi chino hecho al estilo europeo y primero en mostrar el continente americano. Hecho originalmente en 1602 por Matteo Ricci.
Français : Kunyu Wanguo Quantu, imprimée en 1602 par Matteo Ricci, est la première carte du monde de style européen connue en chinois.
中文（简体）：《坤舆万国全图》。
中文（繁體）：《坤輿萬國全圖》。
日本語: 『坤輿万国全図』。
Tiếng Việt: Khôn Dư Vạn Quốc Toàn Đồ.
한국어: 「곤여만국전도」.
Italiano: Un'edizione anonima a colori (1604?) della carta geografica completa di tutti i regni del mondo (pinyin: Kūnyú Wànguó Quántú), il più antico mappamondo cinese sullo stile delle mappe europee, realizzato da Matteo Ricci su richiesta dell'imperatore Wanli.
Türkçe: Konyo Bankoku Zenzu, Japonya'ya ihraç edilen dünya haritası Kunyu Wanguo Quantu 'nun renksiz versiyonuna dayanılarak Kanō ressamları tarafından renkli olarak çizilip basılan katakana ilaveli haritadır. Sağ üst köşesinde Kanō'nun mühürü görülmektedir.
Русский: Куньюй Ваньго Цюаньту самая ранняя известная китайская карта мира в стиле европейских географических карт.
Date 17th century
date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
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日本語: 東北大学附属図書館狩野文庫画像DB[1]
English: Image Database of the Kano Collection, Tohoku University Library[2]
File:坤輿萬國全圖（左）.jpg,File:坤輿萬國全圖（右）.jpg
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Matteo Ricci
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    The original 1602 Matteo Ricci map, left part
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    The original 1602 Matteo Ricci map, right part
  • The original 1602 map, full
    The original 1602 map, full


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