An examination of"Xi-yu-quan-tu(西域全图)"and a discussion of literary research on cartography using the Qing dynasty territorial map of Xinjiang as an example
Based on current scholarship of Qing dynasty territorial map of Xinjiang,this article fo-cuses on recently published edition of"Xi-yu-quan-tu(西域全图)"and"Xi-yu-wen-jian-lu(西域闻见录)"and comprehensively examines the maps of Xinjiang from the Qing dynasty.By bringing research concepts of textual analysis into the area of historical cartography and consulting cartobibliographical prac-tices in the west,this article summarises and proposes the theory and methodology of literary research on cartography.It aims to provoke theoretical reflections on the self-disciplinarity and standardisation of his-torical research on cartography.
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