Ancient map of scale of antrum of Ma of the benefit 400 years ago

Guide language: According to the United States “ Xi Yatu times “ reported on January 12, jesuitical missionary of Italy a map of 400 old scale was in benefit Ma antrum a few days ago library of United States Congress exhibits, this precious rare map is Chinese designation world center, and call American Florida city “ the countryside of flowers “ .

Benefit Ma Dou Shitian‘s bishop is in China one of missionary trailblazer, also be the Hesperian that 16 centuries end visits Chinese Beijing the first times. Besides transmitting Catholic doctrine, he still introduces western science China, and comply with China at that time Ming Dynasty of emperor of 10 thousand all previous bade, 1602 scale one magnify map. On the map of benefit Ma antrum, chinese first time appears on America map, and the center that became the world.

This is first time of this piece of map exhibit publicly in North America, map dimension 366 centimeters of × 152 centimeters, it is to use black-and-white of 6 rice paper. This map is comprised by the figure that describes world different region and annotate. Among them, africa has the top mountain range on the world and the longest river; And North America he alluded bison, bronco, benefit Ma antrum says over there for “ Ka-na-ta “ , still call Florida “ the countryside of flowers “ . Benefit Ma Dou Di reached South America a few place name, include today‘s Guatemala “ Wa-ti-ma-la “ , You Katan peninsula (Yucatan) and Chile “ Chih-Li “ . Benefit Ma Dou Hai made a characterization to American discovery, he writes: “Previously, nobody knows South America, North America or Mai Zhelun channel these places. But 100 old before, european by boat by the side of the shore that travel reachs these places, discovered them. Discovered them..

The map of benefit Ma antrum is gifted “ impossible black tulip “ byname, because had discovered scheme of this cultivate land very hard now. This piece of graph that congress library exhibits is Zhanmusi – Ford – Bei Erxin holds what will buy with the price of 1 million dollar October in the palm, this piece of map also makes the 2nd costly precious rare map accordingly. This piece of graph was collected a lot of years by Japanese private collector, enter bright Buddhist nun finally the shellfish Er library of Su Da university.

Ford of chairman of association of museum of Bell‘s grandchildren, United States – W- Bell says: “I do not want to comment on the other achievement of benefit Ma antrum, but this piece of map is very absorbing undoubtedly. This piece of image is asking for the first time of thing square thought and commerce to contact. “ all along of shellfish Er library with “ development commerce and promote civilized development “ for the tenet, the hope finds new market to sell new product, guide knowledge, science, technology to communicate each other, promote civilized development thereby.

Deputy curator of library of United States Congress Dianna – Makumu says, the map of benefit Ma antrum is one of the most important maps on map history. She says: “To us, turn round to be able to discover it is very special. Can see the China at that time is what kind of, what each other know the world‘s different at that time place very little. “ the digital edition map that congress library will make this piece of map, be in year end is passed to the network this year, study for scholars.

In a statement, the Zhang Dibin of the first secretary that China is stationed in American embassy to be in charge of culture general affairs (transliteration) say, it is important that this map is representing thing square first time the connection on the meaning, it also is the activator that thing honest trade communicates. Be in China, have the map of benefit Ma antrum hardly. On eye preexistence bound only also a few pieces of original version are existing, collect respectively in Vatican library and France and Japanese collector hand.

Library of United States Congress seldom is revealed be not this house all ancient implements, because of its the Tibet inside the house is tasted very rich, but congress library is exceptional however to the map of benefit Ma antrum. April, people will have Xing Zaixin to admire the most precious map on additionally one piece of world, horse of German map author is fourth – the map of the world that Weierdeximule makes, american name appears for the first time on Zhang Tu then, it will be in Si Yi art of A wave benefit learns bright Buddhist nun showpiece.