Map History
by Lingling Zhu
About This Novel
This book reproduces in concise and vivid language the evolution and development process in the field of cartography and surveying during the five thousand years of history from the Pre-Qin Dynasty to the Republic of China. The book is arranged in chronological order, highlighting the characteristics of maps drawn in each dynasty, and focuses on the Warring States Qinju County Map unearthed in Fangmatan, the Western Han Dynasty "Topographic Map", "Garrison Map", "City Map" unearthed in Mawangdui, Pei Xiu's "Six Cartographies", the national maps of the Tang and Song Dynasties, the maritime maps of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the "Imperial Map" and "The Map of the Western Regions" compiled by Kangxi and Qianlong, etc., Which had an impact on world cartography. It is a popular reading book that comprehensively understands the development of cartography in my country and the contribution of the Chinese nation to world cartography.
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