880-01 Ricci, Matteo, 1552-1610. Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program. Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division. cartographic [Beijing, China : Matteo Ricci], 1602. chi Relief shown pictorially. Title from Web page (viewed on April 20, 2010). Sheets individually numbered, e.g. Si fu. Online version of the map on an exhibition at the Library of Congress that opened from Jan. 12 to April 17, 2010. The main map shows an oval shaped world map, includes insets of astronomical and seasonal maps. On top right is "Seventh Heaven" chart; on bottom right is "Armillary sphere"; on top left is a map of "Northern Hemisphere", "Solar and Lunar Eclipse" chart; and on bottom left is a map of "Southern Hemisphere", map of "Chinese 24 seasonal segments calendar" and "Quantity-day ruler". Accompanied with explaining text for the map and insets. The map covers five continents and four Oceans, Europe (Ou Luo Ba), Africa (Li Wei Ya), South and North America (Nan Bei Ya Mou Li Jia), Asia (Ya Xi Ya), and Antarctica (Mo Wa La Ni Jia); Atlantic (Da Xi Yang), Pacific Ocean (Da Dong Yang), Indian Ocean (Xiao Xi Yang), and Arctic Ocean (Bing Hai). Electronic reproduction. Exhibited: Rare 1602 World Map, the First Map in Chinese to Show the Americas, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., Jan. 12 to April 17, 2010. World maps--Early works to 1800. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3200.ex000006Za http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3200.ex000006Zb http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3200m.gex00001