Kangnido, the oldest Korean World Map

Honil Gangni Yeokdae Gukdo Ji Do
Kwon Kun, Yi Hoe
Korea
37°35’N 127°0’E
1402

The Honil Gangni Yeokdae Gukdo Ji Do (“Map of Integrated Lands and Regions of Historical Countries and Capitals (of China)”, often abbreviated as Kangnido or Gangnido, is a world map completed by the Korean scholars Kwon Kun and Yi Hoe in 1402, during the Joseon dynasty. It is notably the oldest extant Korean world map

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