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China at the Center: Rare Ricci and Verbiest World Maps

A Complete Map of the Ten Thousand Countries of the World, (detail)
1602, by Matteo Ricci (Italian, 1552–1610), engraved by Li Zhizao (Chinese, 1565–1630), printed by Zhang Wentao (Chinese, dates unknown)
China; Beijing
Ink on paper

Owned by the James Ford Bell Trust, held at the James Ford Bell Library, University of Minnesota.