Kunyu Quantu

{{Short description|World map designed by Ferdinand Verbiest}}

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File:Kunyu Quantu of Ferdinand Verbiest 1674.jpg

The Kunyu Quantu ({{zh|s=坤舆全图|t=坤輿全圖|p=Kūnyú Quántú}}), or Full Map of the World, was a map of the world developed by Jesuit father Ferdinand Verbiest during his mission in China in 1674.{{Cite web |url=http://u21museums.unimelb.edu.au/museumcollections/glasgow/hunterian/map.html |title=U21 Museums Gateway |access-date=2009-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930061045/http://u21museums.unimelb.edu.au/museumcollections/glasgow/hunterian/map.html |archive-date=2009-09-30 |url-status=dead }} A copy is in the Hunterian Museum.

The map follows the earlier works of Matteo Ricci, such as the Kunyu Wanguo Quantu.

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