Geography

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[Sinjung] Tongguk yoji sungnam, close-up of map, Special Collections, Call No. 32 Vol 3

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[Sinjung] Tongguk yoji sungnam, close-up of map, Special Collections, Call No. 32 Vol 3

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[Sinjung] Tongguk yoji sungnam, close-up of map, Special Collections, Call No. 32 Vol 5

Revised and expanded edition of Survey of the Geography of Joseon published in 1530 (25th year of King Jungjong's reign), which consists of 55 chapters. The original edition was published in the reign of King Seongjong of the Joseon Dynasty. This is a representative work of official geography that compiles geography books published in the early Joseon dynasty.

Source: Yi, K., Pong, S., Ch'oe, Y., Ch'a, M., Ch'oe, C., Chŏng, U., . . . Mulroy, K. (n.d.). Miguk K'ŭlleŏmont'ŭ Taehak Tosŏgwan sojang Maekk'omik K'ŏlleksyŏn Han'guk munhwajae = Frederick McCormick Collection of the Special Collections in the Claremont Colleges Library.

Geography