1602 ⟶ Matteo Ricci Creates World Map for East Asia

Matteo Ricci produces the Map of the Myriad Countries of the...
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🙏 Matteo Ricci Granted Residence in Beijing

Matteo Ricci is given permission to live in Beijing.⟶
Matteo Ricci Granted Residence in Beijing (1601)
JesuitsChristianityMing DynastyMissionaryCultural ExchangeReligious Tolerance
ChinaChina

🗺️ Matteo Ricci Creates World Map for East Asia

Matteo Ricci produces the Map of the Myriad Countries of the World (坤輿萬國全圖, Kūnyú Wànguó Quántú), a world map that will be used throughout East Asia for centuries.⟶
Matteo Ricci Creates World Map for East Asia (1602)
CartographyExplorationMing DynastyJesuitsCultural ExchangeGlobal HistoryMatteo RicciKnowledge Dissemination
ChinaChinaItalyItaly

✝️ Death of Jesuit Missionary Matteo Ricci in Beijing

Matteo Ricci dies in Beijing.⟶
Death of Jesuit Missionary Matteo Ricci in Beijing (1610)
JesuitsCatholicismMissionary WorkMing DynastyChristianityReligious ConversionCultural ExchangeMatteo Ricci
ChinaChina

🔭 Riccioli's Lunar Nomenclature

Giovanni Riccioli renames the lunar maria.⟶
Riccioli's Lunar Nomenclature (1651)
AstronomyRenaissanceMoonCartographyScientific Revolution
ItalyItaly

🚀 China Returns Moon Samples with Chang'e 5

China launches Chang'e 5 and becomes the third country after the US and the Soviet Union to return samples of the moon.⟶
China Returns Moon Samples with Chang'e 5 (2020)
Space ExplorationLunar ExplorationAstronomySpace Race
ChinaChina