Kangxi Atlas
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The Kangxi Atlas is a comprehensive cartographic survey of China and neighboring regions created during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor, notable for combining Western surveying techniques with traditional Chinese mapping.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kangxi Atlas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8533862 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Kangxi Atlas Context triple: [Kangxi, commissionedWork, Kangxi Atlas]
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Yongle Encyclopedia
The Yongle Encyclopedia is a vast 15th-century Chinese imperial compendium that sought to collect and preserve the entirety of known knowledge, literature, and scholarship of its time.
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China Illustrata
China Illustrata is a 17th-century work by Jesuit scholar Athanasius Kircher that compiles and interprets contemporary European knowledge and reports about China’s geography, culture, history, and natural wonders.
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Qing Veritable Records
The Qing Veritable Records are an official dynastic historical compilation of the Qing Empire, consisting of meticulously edited annals of each emperor’s reign based on court documents and archival materials.
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Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces
Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces is a celebrated 19th-century Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print series depicting scenic landscapes from across Japan’s historical provinces.
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E.
Nongzheng Quanshu
Nongzheng Quanshu is a comprehensive agricultural treatise from late Ming China that systematically compiles and analyzes traditional farming techniques, irrigation methods, and rural economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kangxi Atlas Target entity description: The Kangxi Atlas is a comprehensive cartographic survey of China and neighboring regions created during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor, notable for combining Western surveying techniques with traditional Chinese mapping.
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A.
Yongle Encyclopedia
The Yongle Encyclopedia is a vast 15th-century Chinese imperial compendium that sought to collect and preserve the entirety of known knowledge, literature, and scholarship of its time.
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B.
China Illustrata
China Illustrata is a 17th-century work by Jesuit scholar Athanasius Kircher that compiles and interprets contemporary European knowledge and reports about China’s geography, culture, history, and natural wonders.
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C.
Qing Veritable Records
The Qing Veritable Records are an official dynastic historical compilation of the Qing Empire, consisting of meticulously edited annals of each emperor’s reign based on court documents and archival materials.
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D.
Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces
Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces is a celebrated 19th-century Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print series depicting scenic landscapes from across Japan’s historical provinces.
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E.
Nongzheng Quanshu
Nongzheng Quanshu is a comprehensive agricultural treatise from late Ming China that systematically compiles and analyzes traditional farming techniques, irrigation methods, and rural economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese atlas
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cartographic survey ⓘ historical map ⓘ |
| accuracyComparedToPredecessors | higher positional accuracy ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jesuit missionaries in China ⓘ |
| cartographicStyle | combination of pictorial and measured representation ⓘ |
| cartographicTechnique |
astronomical observations
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triangulation-based land survey ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Kangxi Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | latitude and longitude-based positioning ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Qing dynasty China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Qing dynasty court cartographers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Qing dynasty scientific reforms ⓘ |
| depicts |
China
NERFINISHED
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Qing empire territory NERFINISHED ⓘ neighboring regions of China ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
geography
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surveying ⓘ |
| follows | Ming dynasty maps of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | cartography ⓘ |
| hasPart |
maps of border regions
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regional maps of China ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early example of Sino–Western scientific collaboration
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foundation for later Qing cartography ⓘ |
| inception | reign of the Kangxi Emperor ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent Qing imperial atlases ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| mainSubject | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapType |
political map
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topographic map ⓘ |
| medium | paper ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive coverage of Qing empire
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integration of Western and Chinese mapping traditions ⓘ |
| politicalRole | assertion of Qing territorial claims ⓘ |
| purpose |
administrative reference
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imperial governance ⓘ military and strategic planning ⓘ |
| scale | large-scale regional mapping ⓘ |
| script | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| shows |
major cities of Qing China
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major rivers of China ⓘ mountain ranges in China ⓘ provincial boundaries of Qing China ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 18th century
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late 17th century ⓘ |
| uses |
Western surveying techniques
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traditional Chinese mapping methods ⓘ |
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Subject: Kangxi Atlas Description of subject: The Kangxi Atlas is a comprehensive cartographic survey of China and neighboring regions created during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor, notable for combining Western surveying techniques with traditional Chinese mapping.
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