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Informative annotations explain some natural phenomena in ancient Chinese can be found on the map. For example, the six elliptical text boxes around the two hemispheres, here is one of them which explains AIR.

The map contains various illustrations of creatures drew referring to Konr Gessner’s Historia Animalium published in 16th Century. Most of them were created with combination of myth and reality. Here are some examples.