Jesuit geographer. Born 1614; died 1661. The author of the "Atlas Linensis," which contains the first collection of local maps of China and a valuable geographical description of the country.
Jesuit geographer. Born 1614; died 1661. The author of the "Atlas Linensis," which contains the first collection of local maps of China and a valuable geographical description of the country.
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