Da Ming Hunyi Tu
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The Da Ming Hunyi Tu (Chinese for the "Amalgamated Map of the Ming Empire") is an extensive Chinese map. It was painted in colour on stiff silk and 386 x 456 cm in size.[1] The original text was written in Classical Chinese, but on the surviving copy Manchu labels were later superimposed. The surviving copy of the map shows later revisions, and it is uncertain whether it is (or how closely it matches) the original.
Da Ming Hunyi Tu | |||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 大明混一圖 | ||||||
Literal meaning | Amalgamated Map of the Great Ming | ||||||
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Manchu name | |||||||
Manchu script | ᡩᠠᡳ ᠮᡳᠩ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ ᡳ ᡠᡥᡝᡵᡳᠯᡝᡥᡝ ᠨᡳᡵᡠᡤᠠᠨ | ||||||
Romanization | Dai Ming Gurun-i Uherilehe Nirugan | ||||||
It is one of the oldest surviving maps from East Asia, although the exact date of creation remains unknown. It depicts Eurasia, placing China in the center and stretching northward to Mongolia, southward to Java, eastward to central Japan, and westward to Europe (including the East African coast as an island).[citation needed]