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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese atlas
cartographic survey
historical map
accuracyComparedToPredecessors higher positional accuracy
associatedWith Jesuit missionaries in China
cartographicStyle combination of pictorial and measured representation
cartographicTechnique astronomical observations
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
Qing empire territory NERFINISHED
neighboring regions of China
fieldOfWork geography
surveying
follows Ming dynasty maps of China NERFINISHED
genre cartography
hasPart maps of border regions
regional maps of China
historicalSignificance early example of Sino–Western scientific collaboration
foundation for later Qing cartography
inception reign of the Kangxi Emperor
influenced subsequent Qing imperial atlases
language Chinese
mainSubject China NERFINISHED
mapType political map
topographic map
medium paper
notableFor comprehensive coverage of Qing empire
integration of Western and Chinese mapping traditions
politicalRole assertion of Qing territorial claims
purpose administrative reference
imperial governance
military and strategic planning
scale large-scale regional mapping
script Chinese characters
shows major cities of Qing China
major rivers of China
mountain ranges in China
provincial boundaries of Qing China
timePeriod early 18th century
late 17th century
uses Western surveying techniques
traditional Chinese mapping methods

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Kangxi commissionedWork Kangxi Atlas