18th Century Chinese wood block print. This print includes maps of China and the World, astronomical maps of the polar regions (lower two circles, centre), a chronological table of Chinese history showing the dates of the dynasties, maps of the planets and their orbits, excerpts of Chinese classic literature and other writings, and a perpetual map of the unified Qing empire (centre left). Created by A.S. Lu, in Shaoxing, China, in 1722.