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Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era

Kankai ibun, 5 Ōtsuki, Gentaku, 1757-1827

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Title
Kankai ibun, 5; 環海異聞五
AlternateTitle
Curious stories of the surrounding ocean, Part 5
Creator
Ōtsuki, Gentaku, 1757-1827
Publisher
[place of publication unknown : publisher not identified]
DateCreated
1807; 文化 (Bunka) 4
Extent
10 books : manuscript, illustration ; 26.5 19 cm
Subject
World; Castaways; Nagasaki
Genre
Maps; Prints
Type
Text
FileFormat
application/pdf
Language
Japanese
Notes
Preface dated 文化 Bunka 4 (1807).

Ōtsuki recorded this narrative of 16 Japanese seamen who were carried by storm to the Aleutians in 1793, and reached St. Petersburg via Siberia; in 1804 four returned to Japan, the first Japanese to circle the globe (see also Beans 1805.2-4).
Identifier
DS808 .O8 1807 v. 1-10; DS808_O8_1807_v05
Collection
Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era
Series
[Beans]; [1807.1-5]
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. DS808 .O8 1807 v. 1-10
DateAvailable
2020-11-14
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
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http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=2804202
IsShownAt
10.14288/1.0167767
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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