A new book containing reproductions of 127 printed European maps of Ming and Qing China from 1584 to 1735 reveals how they helped paint a reasonably accurate picture of the Middle Kingdom for the first time.
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Missionaries transported ideas from China back into Europe, where the Chinese model of an ethical system not bound to a religious worldview may have influenced the Enlightenment
One of the early Jesuits who raised awareness in Europe of the riches of Chinese culture was Fr. Martino Martini. Here Fr. Lombardi introduces his writings and tells the story of the missionary who built one of China’s finest churches.