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2021/12/01

Maps: A 17th-Century Korean View of the World

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12/01/2021 10:00 AM EST

Ch'onhado is a type of Korean quasi-cosmographical depiction that means "map of the world beneath the heavens." This colorful map is a gorgeous example of the form.

 


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