They Mapped Korea Without Setting Foot on It
Qing Dynasty

They Mapped Korea Without Setting Foot on It

A team of surveyors charted Korea's coast from across the border, never touching its soil—and British charts copied their mistake for a hundred years.

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Qing Dynasty China18th CenturyCartographyJesuitsKoreaEast AsiaImperial ChinaExploration and Mapping

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