Map of Seoul

Kim Jeong-ho1760/1866

Details

Title: Map of Seoul
Creator: Kim Jeong-ho
Creator Lifespan: 1760/1866
Creator Nationality: Korean
Creator Gender: Male
Creator Birth Place: Seoul-si
Date: 1760/1866
Type: Oriental painting
Rights: Korea Database Agency
Medium: Ink on paper
Object Information: Circa 1840s, Treasure No. 853. Woodblock print, This copy was printed on September 25, 1933 by the Classic alssociation for Publishing Korea Classics under the Joseon Publishing Company in Seoul
Collection: Korea University Library
Artist Information: Master of cartography i the 19th century, Kim Jeong-ho completed his Detailed Map of Korea (Daedong yeojido), a 1:900,000 scale map of 22 volumes i 1861. It was printed with woodblocks and was the culminatio of a lifetime spent i direct observatio of the geographical features of the entire Korea Peninsula.

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