Southeast Asia - World Discovery

Highlights From the 2025 Commonwealth of World Chinatowns Conference (Ancient Maritime Silk Road to the Cosmos)

by Dr Wang
September 23, 2025November 22, 2025
Age of Discovery, Cartography, China, Conferences, Kunyu Wanguo Quantu《坤舆万国全图》, Maritime Silk Road, Matteo Ricci, Media Interviews, New Asia Currents: NAC Focus, Pre-Columbian Americas, Publications, Silk Road, Southeast Asia, World History, Zheng He

The 2025 Commonwealth of World Chinatowns Conference (Ancient Maritime Silk Road to the Cosmos) in Penang, Malaysia has successfully concluded with Dr Wang’s appearance on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of September 2025. During this…

An Ancient World Map Depicts the Indian Subcontinent and Its Eastern Periphery in the Period 1432–1433

by Dr Wang
May 7, 2024November 22, 2025
Cartography, Kunyu Wanguo Quantu《坤舆万国全图》, Matteo Ricci, Ming dynasty, Southeast Asia

In this chapter, the search for evidence that Kunyu Wanguo Quantu 《坤輿萬國全圖/坤舆万国全图》or Complete Geographical Map of All the Kingdoms of the World is based on Chinese sources takes us to the Indian subcontinent and its…

An Ancient World Map Shows Chinese Exploration of Southeast Asia in 1432‒1433 long before the Europeans

by Dr Wang
May 1, 2024November 22, 2025
Cartography, China, Kunyu Wanguo Quantu《坤舆万国全图》, Matteo Ricci, Ming dynasty, Southeast Asia, Uncategorized, World History

Dr Wang continues the search for evidence that Kunyu Wanguo Quantu 《坤輿萬國全圖/坤舆万国全图》or Complete Geographical Map of All the Kingdoms of the World is based on Chinese sources. Here she finds evidence showing that the map…