Evidence found in Chinese literature, and archaeological evidence, show that cartography existed in China before the Han. Some of the earliest Han maps discovered were ink-penned silk maps found amongst the Mawangdui Silk Texts in a 2nd-century-BC <answer>tomb</answer>. The general Ma Yuan created the world's first known raised-relief map from rice in the 1st century AD. This date could be revised if the <answer>tomb</answer> of Qin Shi Huang is excavated and the account in the Records of the Grand Historian concerning a model map of the empire is proven to be true.
In what type of building were silken maps found?
tomb