Kangxi Atlas

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The Kangxi Atlas is a comprehensive cartographic survey of China and neighboring regions created during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor, notable for combining Western surveying techniques with traditional Chinese mapping.

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Kangxi Atlas canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese atlas ⓘ
cartographic survey ⓘ
historical map ⓘ
accuracyComparedToPredecessors higher positional accuracy ⓘ
associatedWith Jesuit missionaries in China ⓘ
cartographicStyle combination of pictorial and measured representation ⓘ
cartographicTechnique astronomical observations ⓘ
triangulation-based land survey ⓘ
commissionedBy Kangxi Emperor ⓘ
linked to: Kangxi
coordinateSystem latitude and longitude-based positioning ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Qing dynasty China ⓘ
linked to: Qing dynasty
creator Qing dynasty court cartographers ⓘ
culturalContext Qing dynasty scientific reforms ⓘ
depicts China ⓘ
Qing empire territory ⓘ
linked to: Qing dynasty

neighboring regions of China ⓘ
fieldOfWork geography ⓘ
surveying ⓘ
follows Ming dynasty maps of China ⓘ
genre cartography ⓘ
hasPart maps of border regions ⓘ
regional maps of China ⓘ
historicalSignificance early example of Sino–Western scientific collaboration ⓘ
foundation for later Qing cartography ⓘ
inception reign of the Kangxi Emperor ⓘ
influenced subsequent Qing imperial atlases ⓘ
language Chinese ⓘ
mainSubject China ⓘ
mapType political map ⓘ
topographic map ⓘ
medium paper ⓘ
notableFor comprehensive coverage of Qing empire ⓘ
integration of Western and Chinese mapping traditions ⓘ
politicalRole assertion of Qing territorial claims ⓘ
purpose administrative reference ⓘ
imperial governance ⓘ
military and strategic planning ⓘ
scale large-scale regional mapping ⓘ
script Chinese characters ⓘ
shows major cities of Qing China ⓘ
major rivers of China ⓘ
mountain ranges in China ⓘ
provincial boundaries of Qing China ⓘ
timePeriod early 18th century ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ
uses Western surveying techniques ⓘ
traditional Chinese mapping methods ⓘ

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Kangxi → commissionedWork → Kangxi Atlas ⓘ