 |
||||
|
|
Korean maps of the 19th Century: the Korean National Treasure Daedong yeojido (“Territorial Map of the Great East”), at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Korea Day Conference American Geographical Society Library Morning Session: 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM (AGS Library) Opening and Welcoming Remarks Introduction of the AGS Library and the Daedong yeojido at UWM Presentations Kihuk Kim (Pusan National University). “Cartography of the Daedong yeojido and its Origins” Kibong Lee (National Library of Korea). “Characteristics of Korean Old Maps: An interpretation of mountains and mountain ranges from a perspective of the history of civilization” Suk-Soo Kim and Halla Kim (University of Nebraska at Omaha). “On the Philosophical Significance of Kim Jeongho’s Daedong yeojido” Discussant: Woonsup Choi (Geography, UWM) Lunch: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM (Greene Hall) Complimentary lunch featuring Korean cuisine and traditional cultural activities Afternoon Session: 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM (AGS Library) Special Lecture by Gari Ledyard (King Sejong Professor Emeritus of Korean Studies, Columbia University) “The Life and Work of Kim Jeongho before the Daedong yeojido of 1861” Reception following the lecture. Click Here To Read the Press Release This conference is sponsored by the UWM School of Information Studies (SOIS), UWM Libraries, American Geographical Society Library, Korean American University Professors Association (KAUPA), Map Society of Wisconsin, UWM Center for International Education (CIE) and the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Chicago. ____________________________________________________________________________________________
The Daedong yeojido was produced by the great Korean geographer Kim Jeong-ho. The map is at a scale of about 1:162,000 and is a wood block print that includes two inset maps of Seoul, texts and diagrams. The map is on twenty-two folded sheets and when displayed open, measures nearly thirteen feet wide and twenty feet in length. The long sheets were designed to be folded accordion style making this large and otherwise unwieldy map easier to use. The AGSL Daedong yeojido was once owned by George C. Foulk, who served as the U.S. Naval attache to Korea between 1884 and 1887. Other maps and 43 photographs from George C. Foulk are also held at the AGS Library. Read more
Comments or questions for the AGSL? Send them to agsl@uwm.edu or call (414) 229-6282. |
|||
