"China" . . . . . . . . . . "This book explores the history of Chinese map-making, giving special emphasis to the political, military, and administrative uses, the images of foreign \"barbarians\", and the role of these materials in the maintenance of China's image of itself."@en . "Chinese maps"@en . "History"@en . "History" . . "Chinese maps : images of \"All Under Heaven\"" . "Chinese maps : images of \"All Under Heaven\""@en . . . . "In this richly illustrated history, Richard J. Smith shows how the Chinese depicted foreign lands and peoples in maps and encyclopaedias through the centuries. He discusses the debates surrounding the production of maps, as well as their technical aspects and political, military, and administrative uses. Reproductions of many of the most beautiful and noteworthy maps of the Chinese world accompany the text." . . "Maps" . "Maps"@en . . . "Cartographie Chine." . . "Chine" . .