<천지전도(天地全圖)> 와 18세기 동아시아 사회의 세계지리 지식

Abstract

한국의 국립중앙도서관에는 <천지전도> 한 폭이 소장되어 있는데， 이는

조선시대에 만들어진 <각국도부천허총도십삼성도(各國圖附天下總圖十三省圖)>라는

제목의 지도책에 수록되어 있다. 지도의 좌측 상단에 붉은 글씨로 연사탑본삼재일

관도모회{減韓獨本三才-實圖훌畵)"라는 문구가 적혀있어 이 지도가 중국의 <삼재

일관도(三才-實圖)>에 수록된 관련 지도를 모사한 것임을 알 수 있다 <삼재일관

도>는 일명 『삼재도(三才圖)』라고도 하며 절강(漸江) 신창(新昌)의 여무{呂懶: 1671

-1742, 지는 安世， 호는 適亨)가 강희(康熙) 61년(1722) 에 판각한 것이다. 아직까지

이 지도의 중국 소장본은 발견되지 않았다.

Tiandi quantu, a complete map of heaven and earth, was included in San caj yj

guan tu, the complete map of heaven, earth and humanity, which was compiled

and inscribed by Lu Anshi in 1722. The paper introduces three copies of the map:

a colored copy collected in National Library of Korea, a woodcut copy collected in

Kyujanggak of Seoul National University, a photocopy of the woodcut copy collected

in British Library, as well as examines documental sources of the geographical

information recorded in Tiandi quantu, based on which to analyze how intellectuals

of China and Korea understood world geography in 18th century. The world

geographical information recorded in Tiandi quantu was mainly derived from related

data in Chinese official history books, Shanhaijjn, Chinese world maps and some

geographical materials by western missionaries. The appearance of Tiandi quantu

and its spreading for Korea showed that though a little of pioneers in China and

Korea accepted new knowledge of world geography that western missionaries

introduced and recognized the knowledge could broaden the mind of their society,

a lot of intellectuals suspected and refused them since they held traditional image of

Tianxia on lack of intuitive experience.