Matteo Ricci

Matteo Ricci (1552–1610) was a Papal States explorer, cartographer and translator.

Also recorded as Li Madou; Mateo Ricci.

Overview

Places of work recorded in the authority include Coimbra and Saint Paul's College, Goa. Works named in the authority record include Kunyu Wanguo Quantu, Ten Discourses by a Paradoxical Man and Explication of the Structure of Heaven and Earth. Catalogue entries for maps and atlases state plate, state, colouring and condition. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

Italian Catholic missionary (1552–1610)

Sources

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“Matteo Ricci”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q233340: Matteo Ricci
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