ALT The Kangnido map is Korea’s earliest world map, showing the known Old World from Europe to Japan. It reflects the Joseon dynasty’s ambition to integrate global knowledge, drawing from Chinese, Persian, and Arabic sources. Notably, it features an oversized Korea, highlighting administrative regions, and includes distant areas like Europe and Africa, despite limited direct contact. The map’s inaccuracies reveal early challenges in global mapping, and its survival in Japanese copies highlights Korea’s brief period of international engagement.