Map of Korea (1822)

This map of Korea, dating from 1822 and by an unknown author, was printed on wood and subsequently coloured by hand.

This is a map of the country divided into the eight provinces into which the country was divided at that time. The map is written in Korean, although it still uses Chinese characters, which was common in maps, even though most of the population already used Hangul in the 19th century.

Among other things, the map stands out for incorporating elements popular in Chinese and Japanese cartography, such as circles to represent different cities. Each city is coloured with a different pigment depending on the province to which it belonged.

Sources

• Haejwa chŏndo