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Or 15965
- Record Id:
- 032-003316056
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003316056
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100033155760.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100193737327.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 15965
- Title:
- Yŏjido. Ch'ŏnha, Chosŏn, Chungguk, Ilbon, Yugyu 輿地圖. 天下朝鮮中國日本琉球
- Scope & Content:
-
Title from original paper labels affixed to case.
Set of 12 Korean maps including maps of the eight traditional regions of Korea, a world map and maps of China, Japan and the Ryukyu Islands. Each is numbered using a sign in the sexagenary cycle.
1. Kyŏnggi 子 京畿 ; 2. Hosŏ 丑 湖西 ; 3. Honam 寅 湖南 ; 4. Yŏngnam 卯 嶺南 ; 5. Haesŏ 辰 海西 ; 6. Kwansŏ 巳 關西 ; 7 Kwandong 午 嶺東 ; 8 Kwambuk 未 關北 ; 9. Kŏngon 申 乾坤 [World map] ; 10. Chungguk 酉 中國 [China] ; 11. Ilbon 戌 日本 [Japan] ; 12. Yugyu 亥 琉球 [Ryukyu].
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Korean Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003316056", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 15965: Yŏjido. Ch'ŏnha, Chosŏn, Chungguk, Ilbon, Yugyu 輿地圖. 天下朝鮮中國日本琉球" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003316056
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003316056
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
-
12 sheets in a case
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Korean
- Scripts:
- Han (Hanzi, Kanji, Hanja)
- Start Date:
- 1750
- End Date:
- 1850
- Date Range:
- 1750-1850
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Korea
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
-
Format: 12 double-page hand-coloured maps. Maps are folded into 4 and housed in a thick paper case or wrapper (chil 帙).
Material: Ink and colour on paper.
Dimensions: Case measures 310 x 190 mm. Individual maps measure approx. 605 x 365 mm.
- Source of Acquisition:
-
Purchased by British Library from Christie's 4 June 2003.
- Publications:
- For images and description of an almost identical set of maps see: Lee Chan, Old Maps of Korea (Paju-si: Bumwoo Publishing, 1991) pp. 156-162 and 424-425.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Korea -- Maps