Vietnam's Itinerary Maps of Imperial Envoys recognized as documentary heritage
(VOVWORLD) - A book of maps detailing Vietnamese envoys’ itinerary to China in the 18th century has been recognized as a documentary heritage by the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP).
The dossiers of “Hoang Hoa Su Trinh Do” was successfully defended at the 7th session of the MOWCAP General Meeting (Photo: Chu Thu Phuong/ VOV)
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The book, entitled “Hoang Hoa Su Trinh Do” (Itinerary Maps of the Imperial Envoys), was inscribed in the Asia-Pacific register of significant archives following a meeting of MOWCAP on Wednesday.
The original document was compiled by a mandarin named Nguyen Huy Oanh from 1765 to 1768. He used writings, drawings and maps from other envoys and added details of his journey from 1766 to 1767. The book belongs to the Nguyen Huy clan in the central province of Ha Tinh.