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Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era

Bankoku sōzu

Description

Scale not given ; (W 20° - W 20° / N 60° - S 60°). A painted elliptical map of the world designed to hang with east at the top. Two ships flank the top curves of the map, and two at the bottom. with the title in four large characters at the top. Accompanied by the "Shōhō Teiyū" picture, of forty boxes which depict foreign people; the inscription refers to the time of printing but the painting is damaged and the place of printing is missing. References: K. Unno, "Cartography in Japan," History of Cartography, v.2 bk.2, pp.346-477; K. Unno, "Notes to the plates," Old Maps in Japan, Plate 7, pp. 12, 178-179; H. Cortazzi, Isles of Gold, pp. 26, 27, 37-38. Reproductions: Beans, A List of Japanese Maps, (1951), front.; History of Cartography, v.2 bk.2, Fig. 11.39; Old Maps in Japan, Plate 7, p. 12; cf. Isles of Gold, Plates 42-43, pp. 112-114. Cited in: WSN; 2.

Item Metadata

Title
Bankoku sōzu; 萬國総圖
AlternateTitle
Map of all nations; 万国総図
Publisher
[Nagasaki? : publisher not identified]
DateCreated
1600; [Late 17th century]
Description
Scale not given ; (W 20° - W 20° / N 60° - S 60°). A painted elliptical map of the world designed to hang with east at the top. Two ships flank the top curves of the map, and two at the bottom. with the title in four large characters at the top. Accompanied by the "Shōhō Teiyū" picture, of forty boxes which depict foreign people; the inscription refers to the time of printing but the painting is damaged and the place of printing is missing. References: K. Unno, "Cartography in Japan," History of Cartography, v.2 bk.2, pp.346-477; K. Unno, "Notes to the plates," Old Maps in Japan, Plate 7, pp. 12, 178-179; H. Cortazzi, Isles of Gold, pp. 26, 27, 37-38. Reproductions: Beans, A List of Japanese Maps, (1951), front.; History of Cartography, v.2 bk.2, Fig. 11.39; Old Maps in Japan, Plate 7, p. 12; cf. Isles of Gold, Plates 42-43, pp. 112-114. Cited in: WSN; 2.
Extent
1 map : manuscript, colour ; 113.6 x 55.8 cm
Subject
World; Population Geography; Maps, Manuscript
Genre
Maps
Type
Still Image
FileFormat
application/pdf
Language
Japanese
Identifier
G3200 1645z .S5; G3200_1645z_S5
Collection
Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era
Series
[Beans]; 1645.2
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. G3200 1645z .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=2804079
IsShownAt
10.14288/1.0213137
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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