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Connected cartographies : world geography and the Sino-Western translation of knowledge, 1580-1842 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Morar, Florin-Stefan (Author)
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
Subjects:
Geography > China > History.
Geography > Europe > History.
Cartography > China > History.
Cartography > Europe > History.
Discoveries in geography > Chinese.
Discoveries in geography > European.
China > Relations > Europe.
Europe > Relations > China.
China > Intellectual life.
Western countries > Relations > China.
Western countries > Intellectual life.
Cartographie > Chine > Histoire.
Chine > Vie intellectuelle.
Occident > Relations > Chine.
Occident > Vie intellectuelle.
Géographie > Chine > Histoire.
Géographie > Europe > Histoire.
Cartographie > Europe > Histoire.
Cartography > History.
China
Western countries
1580-1842
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The lay of the land: Chinese and European world maps before the encounter
  • Translation and treason: the demarcation controversy and the first translations of maps of China in Europe
  • The Westerner: Matteo Ricci's world map and the quandaries about European identity in late Ming China
  • Material matters: The 1603 world map by Matteo Ricci and Li Yingshi and the Manchu appropriation of Chinese and Western cartographies
  • At the limits of China: translating borders between China and the West
  • China's place in the world: Sino-Western maps and the transformation of Chinese cartography.