Yinong Cheng

"Nonscientific" Traditional Maps of China (eBook, PDF)

A Study of Traditional Chinese Mapmaking

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book analyzes the drawing data and methods of the Chinese ancient maps that are neglected by the previous researches, and reevaluates the drawing theories and methods, the influences, and accuracy of the maps that represents the scientificity of Chinese ancient cartographic drawings.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. August 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789811912191
• Artikelnr.: 65440835

Autorenporträt

Yinong Cheng is a male born in 1974. He obtained his doctoral degree from the Department of History, Peking University in 2003. He is currently working in the School of History and Archives, Yunnan University. He is mainly engaged in the research of historical geography and ancient Chinese maps. He has published 5 monographs and more than 70 papers.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 - Introduction.- Chapter 2 - The revaluation of the "Six Basic Principles for Cartography" and "Jilihuafang".- Chapter 3 - The cartographic methods and data sources of the national maps.- Chapter 4 - The cartographic history of city maps in ancient China.- Chapter 5 - The cartographic methods of other types of maps.- Chapter 6 - Straight-line distance or road distance?.- Chapter 7 - Conclusion.