Joseonjido

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1587

Category

Craft

Era

18세기

Designated year

2008

Location

관악구, 서울특별시— 서울 관악구 관악로 1,103동 서울대학교 규장각한국학연구원동 (신림동,서울대학교)

Coordinates

37.462351, 126.950453

Compiled in seven volumes, these are calibrated maps of counties (gun and hyeon in Korean) across Korea during the Joseon Dynasty, each grid section equaling 20 ri square (1 ri approximately equals 400 meters) and each leaf depicting one county. The maps have lines of longitude and latitude but no numbers. Some leaves have the stamp of the Border Defense Council. With the system of dispatching representatives to all of the eight provinces fully implemented, the council began producing large scale maps, with each grid section covering 1 ri, for use in regional governance. But the maps showed limits in achieving uniform scale. The council resolved the irregularity found in earlier county maps by devising 20-ri grids and using unified cartographic signs. In this regard, these maps represent an important phase in the history of mapmaking in Korea.

Location