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A Chinese language map of the Far East by the Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci, made in 1602. Cropped from the global map image File:Kunyu Wanguo Quantu (坤輿萬國全圖).jpg. The smaller version is found here.

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current15:34, 13 January 2010Thumbnail for version as of 15:34, 13 January 20101,925 × 2,463 (1.62 MB)PhiLiP (talk | contribs)new version, cropped from file:坤輿萬國全圖.jpg.
18:56, 8 April 2006Thumbnail for version as of 18:56, 8 April 2006540 × 716 (68 KB)Shizhao (talk | contribs)Map of the Far East by Matteo Ricci in 1602. Source from Polish Wiki. Smaller version here. {{PD-old}} pl:Mapa Azji Matteo Ricci 1602 zh:Image:Matteo Ricci Far East 1602 Larger.png from en wp

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