Gwanbuk myeongseungdo (關北名勝圖, The Paintings of Scenic Spots of Gwanbuk) began to be established in 1674 when a Governor of Hamgyeong Province Nam Gu-man (南 九萬, 1629-1711) order anonymous painter to depict famous scenic spots in the province under his administration. He produced twenty landscape paintings under two titles, Hamheung sipgyeongdo (咸興十景圖, Ten Scenic Spots of Hamheung) and Bukgwan sipgyeongdo (北關十景圖, Ten Scenic Spots of Bukgwan), with an aim to introduce the royal historical sites and scenic spots of the province to a wider public. Each painting is attached with a postscript containing an explanatory note about the spot captured in it. His landscapes of the scenic spots of Gwanbuk were introduced to the capital of Joseon during his lifetime while a separate collection of paintings stored in his office in Hamheung was later used for the production of copies by his successors. The style and content of the Nam's original paintings continued to be transmitted until the late 19th century although the remaining copies made in the 18th can 19th centuries are largely divided into two groups. The first group consists of the paintings copied from the originals by local painters, containing the style of the late 17th century landscapes. Meanwhile, the paintings of the second group display refined brush strokes influenced from the paintings of the Southern School which were enjoying great popularity among the contemporary painters in the capital area. Gwanbuk myeongseungdo continued to be produced for a long period but mostly related to literary officials living outside the region. Considering that few of these paintings were made by renowned artists, few painters seem to have visited actual sites in Gwanbuk for their works. These paintings were produced largely to meet the demand of the officials serving the local administration who wanted them to be art works of their official journey (宦遊物).