Mawangdui_Topographic_Map.jpg
Summary
Description Mawangdui Topographic Map.jpg |
English:
Silk map showing the topographic features of the area covered by the Han dynasty state of Changsha and the kingdom of Nanyue, corresponding to parts of the modern provinces of Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi. Found in 1973 in Tomb 3 of the Mawangdui Western Han tomb complex. Datable to circa 168 BC. Map was folded five times into 32 sections which later disintegrated along the folds into thirty-two sheets. Dimensions: 96 × 96 cm. Scale: approximately 1:18,000. Oriented with south to the top. See also
Mawangdui Military Map
.
中文(繁體):
馬王堆三號漢墓出土地形圖。
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Date | |
Source | Scanned from 《古地图(马王堆汉墓帛书)》 [Guditu (Mawangdui Hanmu Boshu)] (Beijing: Wenwu Chubanshe, 1977) |
Author | Unknown author Unknown author |
Other versions | Western Han Mawangdui Silk Map (colour image) |
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