中国古代航海总图首例——牛津大学藏《雪尔登中国地图》研究之一

摘要

For a lately discovered ancient navigation map of Ming dynasty ("The Selden Map of China"), the contained technical elements are analyzed from the viewpoint of navigation and the map scale is calculated with the method of navigation technology. The results show that the map is an ancient general chart for navigation. The navigational functions of the map are studied, which forms the base for further research of the map.%针对新近发现的一幅明代中国古航海地图 —— 《雪尔登中国地图》,从航海学角度对其包含的技术要素进行分析研究.以航海技术方法对其比例尺进行测算,论证其为总图性质的古航海图.对此图的航海功能进行探讨研究,为此图的深入研究提供一定的参考价值.