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English: Mao Kun map showing India and east coast of Africa. India is depicted elongated as the map is only interested in the coastal region, therefore the interior is omitted. Among the places shown are Mogadishu (木骨都束) at the bottom right, Orissa (烏里舍塔) on the left near the top, Cochin (柯枝國) on the right within a square, with Calicut (古里國) to its left. |
| Date | 17th century |
| Source | Wubei Zhi (Treatise on Armament Technology), a 17th century work with maps based on material dated to the early 15th century voyages of Zheng He. |
| Author | Mao Yuanyi (1594–1640?), editor of the Wubei Zhi; and an unknown cartographer. |
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