Drawing of the Korean World Map Hunyi Jiangli Lidai Guodu Zhi Tu

Timeline

1. 1402Kaesong · KoreaKorean scholars organized map base materials and records of historical capitals from the Yuan dynasty and early Ming China, combining them with on-peninsula knowledge to prepare data for a world map covering multiple continents.
2. 1402Kaesong · KoreaA world map centered on Korea and spanning Eurasia and Africa was completed, marking historical capitals, mountains, rivers, and seas. Using a 'unified' perspective, it integrated known geographical information of the world and became an important work in the history of East Asian cartography.