Korea: Atlas of the World ('Ch'ŏnha chido') showing China, the 'Middle Kingdom', as the centre of the world, 17th century This Ch'ŏnha chido ('Map Of All Under Heaven') was produced in Korea in the 17th century, a copy of a traditional Korean atlas produced in the early Choson Dynasty (1392-1910). The structure of the map is simple. A main continent, containing China, Korea and a number of historically known countries occupies the centre of the circular map, surrounded by an enclosing sea ring, which is itself surrounded by an outer ring of land.

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