地理大发现视角下看佩特林使华报告的传播与影响

Report of Russian Cossack Petlin's Envoy to China in Late Ming Dynasty and Significance of Its Transmission Through Europe in the Late Age of Discovery

俄国的佩特林使团出使晚明中国的报告,不仅是17世纪中俄关系的最早文献,也是近代西欧人获取到的关于蒙古高原与内亚交通的较早信息。自17世纪起,这个报告的不同译本在西欧各国相继出现,它们都在不同程度上影响到了欧洲人对东方观念的建构。佩特林使华报告的传播与影响过程,体现了17世纪以来欧洲人地理知识的扩展和整合。

Ivan Petlin was not only the first Russian envoy arrived China,But also the first European traveller went to China through Mongolian Plateau since Yuan Dynasty collapsed.Report of Petlin Mission is not only the earliest representative of 17 th century＇s Sino-Russian Relation,but also among earliest knowledge acquired by Western Europeans about inner Asia and Northern China in the age of discovery.In other European countries since 17 th century,Different translations of Petlin＇s report appeared one by one,which affected greatly on construction of＂the Oriental＂.Transmission and influence of that report all showed how Europeans expanded and combined their geographical knowledge in 17 th century.