明代北边地图众多,其编纂者出身与编纂意图有一定的相似之处,他们大都是进士出身,有着较高学识,其中有些人还亲历边事。对于这些作者的探析将为深入研究北边地图奠定基础。 There are many maps on the north side of the Ming Dynasty. The compilers have some similarities with their compilation intentions. Most of them were from Jinshi who had a high level of knowledge and some of them also experienced fringe events. The analysis of these authors will lay the foundation for an in-depth study of the northern map.