The claim is presented as an argument by a scholar in web search results ('scholar argues'), but the authoritative Wikipedia evidence shows that the Kunyu Wanguo Quantu (1602) was actually created by Matteo Ricci, an Italian Jesuit missionary, and his collaborators. This suggests the map was a synthesis of European and Chinese knowledge rather than independent proof of earlier Chinese global exploration. There is a conflict between the scholar's interpretation and the historical origin of the map.