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Kim Jeong-ho (pen name Gosanja; ‘the guy of old mountain’ 1804-1866?) was a Korean geographer and cartographer. He was born in Hwanghaedo. It is believed that he walked the entire length and breadth of the Korean peninsula, through mountain and valley, in order to research and compile his ''magnum opus'', the ''Daedongyeojido,'' (대동여지도, 大東輿地圖) a map of Korea that was published in 1861, from which was subsequently made a single-sheet version, the ''Daedongyeojijeondo'' (대동여지전도 大東與地全圖). The events surrounding Kim's death are obscure. Following the publication of a later version of the Daedong Yeojido in 1866 Kim is not heard from again. The document from the Governor-General of Korea asserts that the Korean regent Daewongun, upon viewing the later version of Kim's great map, became incensed by its inclusion of details of a sensitive nature critical to national defense. According to the document, the Daewongun was arrested and jailed and the maps had been destroyed.〔General-Government of Korea, 〈조선어 독본 5〉, 1934, page 23 ~ 24〕 However, this is not true, as the original wood printing block of ''Daedong Yeojido'' still can be found in the Soongsil University and also in the Korea University. Furthermore, the people who helped to develop the map such as Choe Han-gi and Shin Hun was not convicted at all. The Korean historical community believes that the document was a fabrication by the General-Government.〔Lee Sang-tae, 〈고산자 김정호의 생애와 사상〉, 1991, page 141〕 The asteroid 95016 Kimjeongho is named in his honour. ==Gallery== File:Daedongyeojido 1860.jpg|Daedong Yeoji Jeondo File:Daedongyeojido 1861.jpg|Daedong Yeoji Jeondo, another version. File:Korean map-Yeoji jeondo-01.jpg|Yeoji Jeondo. File:Korea-Joseon map-Suseon jeondo.jpg|Suseon jeondo. File:Dongyeodo.jpg|Dongyeodo 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kim Jeong-ho」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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