The Sino-Centric World Map of Giulio Aleni

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Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense
Giulio Aleni (1583–1649), Wàn Guó Quán Tú [Mappa completa dei Diecimila Regni] (Sino-centric map of the world), 1644; source: Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Braidense, AB. XV. 3.

Giulio Aleni (1583–1649), Wàn Guó Quán Tú [Mappa completa dei Diecimila Regni] (sinozentrische Weltkarte), 1644; Bildquelle: Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Braidense, AB. XV. 34

The extent to which the Jesuit missionaries adapted to Chinese culture is demonstrated by the maps of the world that they made in which – contrary to the then and now standard Euro-centric model – Europe is on the periphery and China is at the centre.

Giulio Aleni (1583–1649), Wàn Guó Quán Tú [Mappa completa dei Diecimila Regni] (Sino-centric map of the world), 1644; source: Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Braidense, AB. XV. 3.

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