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BBC4 年
A Map of the Whole World (Verbiest)
The map showing the two hemispheres of the world in the Hunterian collection was designed for the Second Qing Emperor of China, Kangxi (1662-1722) by the Jesuit Father Ferdinand Verbiest (1623-88 ...
Smithsonian Magazine7 年
From Ptolemy to GPS, the Brief History of Maps
It was more primordial: to help the map-holder grasp the idea of the whole world, with himself at the center. “There was something almost talismanic, I think, about having the world in your hand ...