14th Century Chinese World Map

The kangnido world map created by korean officials in 1402 ad.

14th century chinese world map. Hecataeus of miletus greek anatolia 550 bc 476 bc geographer cartographer and early ethnographer. A chinese news agency has however reported two cases of bubonic plague. Modern rendering of anaximander s 6th century bc world map. Hereford mappa mundi c.

Bubonic plague is also known as black death and now it is. This map created by the joseon dynasty combined chinese maps with information about the western world gathered from mongolian muslims. The da ming hu yi tu a chinese map made in the late 14th century. 14th century ad china developed sophisticated mapping techniques at about the same time as ancient rome and never lost them so by the medieval period the country had been mapped with considerable detail and accuracy.

Citation needed west africa and indian subcontinent experienced economic growth and prosperity in europe the black death claimed 25 million lives wiping out one third of the european population while. The yuan dynasty and expanding sino arab trade during the 14th century had gradually expanded chinese knowledge of the world. Ptolemy s 150 ce world map as redrawn in the 15th century anaximander greek anatolia 610 bc 546 bc first to attempt making a map of the known world. Amalgamated map of the great ming empire world map likely made in the late 14th or the 15th century shows china at the centre and europe half way round the globe depicted very small and horizontally compressed at the edge.

As a means of recording the passage of time the 14th century was a century lasting from january 1 1301 to december 31 1400. It is believed that maps of this type were made since about the 1320s but all earlier specimens have been lost so the earliest survivor is the elaborate. 1000 ad illustrator cartographer nun. I made a map of the old world in 1360 14th century.

Bubonic plague is known as the black death that killed millions in 14th century. Constantinople in the 13th c. This map shows the world as it appeared to china during the ming dynasty with china dominating the overwhelming majority of the planet and all of europe squeezed into a small space in the west. The catalan atlas one of the most lavish and famous of all medieval world maps 1375 14th century gibraltar spain turkey.

But the virus later led to a. The bubonic plague first appeared in the 14th century in central asia and claimed millions of lives as it spread through the countries. The vinland map a 15th century mappa mundi redrawn from a 13th century original. Universal maps previously only displaying china and its surrounding seas began to expand further and further into the southwest with much more accurate depictions of the extent of arabia and africa.

Atlas catalan de 1375 eastern mediterranean western asia and northeastern africa. The coast of africa is also mapped from an indian ocean perspective showing the cape of good hope area. 350 bc 285 bc philosopher cartographer geographer mathematician author. It is estimated that the century witnessed the death of more than 45 million lives from political and natural disasters in both europe and the mongol empire.

Drawn with black ink on animal skin 13th century 15th century. The gough map of great britain about probably about 1360 much easier to view searchable source in comments 14th century. By french artist antoine helbert 13th century byzantine france ottomans turkey. The suspected case is a 27 year old resident who reportedly ate marmot meat.

England s immigrants 1330 1550 where they came from 14th century 16th century united kingdom.