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Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era

Tōkaidō michiyuki no zu

Description

Scale not given. Dimensions include text along right side, which gives inn rates and other information of interest to traveller, including transportation fees. It is possible that the publisher's name has been cut off from the margin at the left side. This is probably a later edition of a map with the same title published by Fushimiya, Teramachi Sakamoto in Kanbun 6 (1654); see Beans [1666.22]; see also Akioka, 日本地図史 Nihon chizushi, p. 135, and his 日本地図作成史 Nihon chizu sakuseishi, p. 86. Cover attached. Orientation: West (Kyoto at top, Edo at bottom). Cited in: WSN; 9

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Title
Tōkaidō michiyuki no zu; 東海道路行之圖
AlternateTitle
Itinerary map of the Tōkaidō Highway; 東海道路行之図
Publisher
Kyōto : Published in Shijō Nakamachi [street]
DateCreated
1667; 寛文 (Kanbun) 7
Description
Scale not given. Dimensions include text along right side, which gives inn rates and other information of interest to traveller, including transportation fees. It is possible that the publisher's name has been cut off from the margin at the left side. This is probably a later edition of a map with the same title published by Fushimiya, Teramachi Sakamoto in Kanbun 6 (1654); see Beans [1666.22]; see also Akioka, 日本地図史 Nihon chizushi, p. 135, and his 日本地図作成史 Nihon chizu sakuseishi, p. 86. Cover attached. Orientation: West (Kyoto at top, Edo at bottom). Cited in: WSN; 9
Extent
1 map : woodcut, manuscript, colour ; 55.3 x 32 cm
Subject
Tokaido; Roads; Maps, Tourist; Mandala Shiki; Japan; Kantō Region (Japan); Chūbu Region (Japan); Kinki Region (Japan)
Genre
Maps; Prints
Type
Still Image
FileFormat
application/pdf
Language
Japanese
Identifier
G7962.T6 P2 1667 S5; G7962_T6_P2_1667_S5
Collection
Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era
Series
[Beans]; 1667.2
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. G7962.T6 P2 1667 S5
DateAvailable
2015
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
CatalogueRecord
http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=2804086
IsShownAt
10.14288/1.0167737
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca