"Nonscientific" Traditional Maps of China, A Study of Traditional Chinese Mapmaking, by Yinong Cheng
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"Nonscientific" Traditional Maps of China, A Study of Traditional Chinese Mapmaking, by Yinong Cheng
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eng
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non fiction
Main title
"Nonscientific" Traditional Maps of China
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electronic resource
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dictionaries
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1342503755
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by Yinong Cheng
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Springer eBooks.
Sub title
A Study of Traditional Chinese Mapmaking
Summary
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.--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
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
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