Cheonggugwan haebang chongdo (Comprehensive Map of Land and Sea Borders of Korea)

In the title, "Cheonggu" (靑丘) is one of the alternative names for Joseon; this is a large-format map drawn so that Joseon's land defences and coastal defences could be seen at a glance. Since land defence was concerned mainly with relations with Qing China and coastal defence mainly with Japan, the map covers not only Joseon but also Manchuria and Japan. It is presumed to date from after 1776, since it shows Chosan in Pyeongan-do and Nisan in Chungcheong-do, place names that were changed in that year, under their new names. The Joseon section is drawn from the lineage of the original Dongguk jido (Map of the Eastern Country) by Jeong Sang-gi. It does not, however, simply reproduce the Dongguk jido: rather than being oriented east–west, it is drawn with north–south running left to right, and it also stretches the north–south dimension far beyond actual proportions relative to east–west, while important locations, such as Hanyang, shown as the capital, are drawn enlarged at a different scale. Maps of this kind take this form because they were made to give a clear overview of land and coastal defences rather than to achieve accuracy of distance and direction. The map is of high production quality and is well preserved, ranking among the finer examples of maps in this lineage.

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Where it is

Region

Yongsan-gu, Seoul

Designation

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