Martino Martini
Italian Jesuit missionary, cartographer and historian (1614-1661) · Writers · Died at 46
Martino Martini was a Jesuit missionary in China. Born and raised in Trento, he worked as a cartographer and historian of ancient imperial China.
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A typical day, 30 days to 19 September 2026
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Frontpage of Novus Atlas sinensis, by Martino Martini, Amsterdam, 1655.
Martini's grave in Hangzhou
A European artist's impression of a Manchu warrior devastating China, from the title page of Martini's Regni Sinensis a Tartaris devastati enarratio. Modern historians (e.g., Pamela Kyle Crossley in The Manchu, or D.E. Mungello) note the discrepancy between the picture and the content of the book: the severed head held by the warrior has a queue, which is a Manchu hairstyle (also imposed by Manchu on the population of conquered China), and is not likely to be had by a Ming loyalist.About this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1614 to 1661 · aged 46
