Category:Guang Yutu

English: The Enlarged Atlas or Collection of Enlarged Terrestrial Maps (廣輿圖, Guang Yutu) by Luo Hongxian (1504–1564) was a 1541 Ming-era revision of the now-lost Atlas or Collection of Terrestrial Maps (輿地圖, Yuditu) that had been created by Zhu Siben (朱思本, 1273–1337) during the Yuan dynasty. Names and other details were updated and the final copy was published from blockprints in 1555. It was reprinted with the addition of the Ryukyus and Japan in 1558 and 1561 by Hu Song (胡松) and again without the additions in 1578 by He Tang (何鏜) as part of the Xiurang Tongkao (修攘通考).

The Enlarged Atlas has 44 maps. Following the Yuditu, it included a general map of China and surrounding areas, 15 provincial maps (2 directly administered 直隸 areas and 13 locally administered 布政司 provinces), 8 transportation maps (the Yellow River in 3 maps, the Grand Canal in 3 maps, and sea transport in 2), and 11 maps of border regions. It includes 9 new maps, covering new western territories, the vassal state of Korea, an overview of the Gobi Desert, and some nearby islands. (China Knowledge article.)