Doseongdae Map

This is the largest of all surviving maps of the walled capital, depicting the appearance of eighteenth-century Seoul vividly in the true-view landscape painting style (jingyeong sansuhwa). It accurately identifies and records the locations of the 52 bang (wards) and 329 gye (sub-wards) of Hanyang, as Seoul was then called, brings together every important feature of the walled capital, and renders the appearance of eighteenth-century Seoul with fine, meticulous detail.

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Where it is

Region

Jongno-gu, Seoul

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산