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The very gift RM (rkive) received when he was named a global ambassador of the National Museum of Korea is becoming official merch. ๐Ÿ›๏ธ๐Ÿ’œ The gift was a special scroll version of Daedongyeojido, Koreaโ€™s first survey-based map of the entire country, originally created in 1861 and recreated at one-seventh of its original size. Even more impressive? It was made 165 years ago, long before GPS or satellites existed. Using nothing but his own two feet, cartographer Kim Jeong-ho traveled across the country to create the first survey-based map connecting the entire Korean Peninsula. ๐Ÿ—บ๏ธโœจ The original Daedongyeojido is currently on display at the National Museum of Korea (nationalmuseumofkorea), while this special edition lets you own a piece of that history. Meanwhile, only 100 of these scrolls will ever be made, each with its own unique serial number. And serial No. 1 already belongs to RM. ๐Ÿ’œ So technically, there are only 99 left. ๐Ÿ‘€ If youโ€™d like to own this beautiful piece of Korean...

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