What map did Matteo Ricci create?
Mercator's Map
Mappa Mundi
Kunyu Wanguo Quantu
Tabula Rogeriana
Answer
The Kunyu Wanguo Quantu is a world map created by Matteo Ricci, an Italian Jesuit missionary, in collaboration with Chinese scholars during the late Ming dynasty. The map is significant for its integration of both Western and Chinese geographical knowledge and its representation of the world based on the Ptolemaic model.
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