一、中国古代地图的起源在远古的中国,就流传着地图的故事,最著名的莫过于“龙马负图”和“史皇作图”的传说。学术界认为,中国最早的地理著作《山海经》是源于禹所铸的九鼎。杨慎通过深入研究,认为九鼎上的地图就是历史上所言的山海图,而对地图的说明就是《山海经》。他在《山海经补注》中写道:“则九鼎之图,其传固出于终古、孔甲之流也,谓之日〈山海图〉,其文则谓之〈山海经〉。至秦而九鼎亡,然图与经存。”夏禹铸造过九个鼎,鼎上各有不同地区的山川、草 First, the origins of ancient Chinese map In ancient China, the story of the spread of the map, the most famous than the “Longma negative map” and “Historical King drawing” legend. Academia believes that China’s earliest geographical work “Shan Hai Jing” is derived from Yu Jiuding cast. Yang Shen through in-depth study, that the map on Jiuding is the history of the mountain map, and the description of the map is “Shan Hai Jing.” He wrote in “Shan Hai Jing Chu”: “The map of Jiuding, which spread from the last days, the flow of Confucius also said that the date of , the text is called” Shan Hai Jing. “ To the death of Jiuding and Qin, and plans and save the past. ”" Yu Yu cast over nine Ding, Ding different regions of the mountains and grass