1600 ca , ITALY : The italian mathematician , cartographer and sinologist Padre MATTEO RICCI ( 1552 - 1610 ). Was an Italian Jesuit priest and one of
1600 ca , ITALY : The italian mathematician , cartographer and sinologist Padre MATTEO RICCI ( 1552 - 1610 ). Was an Italian Jesuit priest and one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China missions . His 1602 map of the world in Chinese characters introduced the findings of European exploration to East Asia. Portrait engraved in 1839 . - RELIGIONE CATTOLICA - CATHOLIC RELIGION - MISSIONARIO - MISSIONI CATTOLICHE - GESUITA - MATEMATICA - MATEMATICO - CARTOGRAFO - CARTOGRAFIA - ESPLORAZIONE in CINA - Ordine dei Gesuiti - CHINA - ASIA - portrait - ritratto - Roman Catholic Church ---- Archivio GBB
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