Ancient Map, China

This map was purchased by Chinese collector Liu Gang in 2001 at an antique store in Shanghai for $500.

It is dated 1763, but bears the inscription: "This map was drawn by Mo Yi Tong, a Qing dynasty subject, during the reign of Emperor Gong Li in 1763 from an original map of 1418.

This is 74 years before Columbus arrived in the New World, but the Chinese map already depicts both Americas. Both the west and east coasts are shown📜

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