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It is notably the oldest extant Korean world map, [1] with two known copies that are both currently located in Japan. It is also one of the oldest surviving world maps from East Asia, along with the Chinese Da Ming Hunyi Tu (ca. 1398), which the Kangido is theorized to share at least one source with. [3]
Map of the Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo) and Haiti in 1921. In what was referred to as la danza de los millones, with the destruction of European sugar-beet farms during World War I, sugar prices rose to their highest level in history, from $5.50 in 1914 to $22.50 per pound in 1920.
The De Virga world map was made by Albertinus de Virga between 1411 and 1415. Albertin de Virga, a Venetian, is also known for a 1409 map of the Mediterranean, also made in Venice. The world map is circular, drawn on a piece of parchment 69.6 cm × 44 cm (27.4 in × 17.3 in). It consists of the map itself, about 44 cm (17 in) in diameter, and ...
Dominican University of California in San Rafael, California (since 1890) Corpus Christi Monastery in New York City (since 1891) Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois (since 1901) Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. (since 1905) Saint Agnes Academy in Houston (since 1906) Blessed Sacrament Church in Seattle (since 1908)
The Cheonhado (Korean: 천하도; Hanja: 天 下 圖; lit. Map of the world beneath the heavens), or sometimes Cheonha jeondo (천하전도; 天 下 全 圖; lit. Complete map of the world beneath the heavens), is a peculiar type of circular world map developed in Korea during the 17th century.
"The Map of the Great East" [1]) is a large scale map of Korea produced by Joseon dynasty cartographer Kim Jeong-ho in 1861. [2] A second edition was printed in 1864. [2] One source describes it as the "oldest map in Korea". [3] Daedongyeojido is considered very advanced for its time, and marks the zenith of pre-modern Korean cartography. [2]
The peninsula was divided at the 38th Parallel: the "Republic of Korea" was created in the south, with the backing of the US and Western Europe, and the "Democratic People's Republic of Korea" in the north, with the backing of the Soviets and the communist People's Republic of China.
11 August. South Korea's first satellite, KITSAT-1, a.k.a. 우리별 (Uri Byol) is successfully launched from Guiana Space Centre. 24 August. South Korea and the People's Republic of China (PRC) establish diplomatic relations. 1993: Test of Rodong-1, a single-stage, mobile liquid propellant medium-range ballistic missile by the North Korea. 1994