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Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era

[Dai Nihonkoku ōezu] Ishikawa, Ryūsen

Description

Cover attached; title from cover. Roads, towns, castles, provinces; tide table.

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Title
[Dai Nihonkoku ōezu]; [大日本國大繪圖]
Alternate Title
Large map of Great Japan; 大日本国大絵図
Creator
Ishikawa, Ryūsen
Contributor
Sudō, Gonbē
Publisher
Edo : Sudō Gonbē (Yamaguchiya Gonbē)
Date Created
1717; 享保 (Kyōhō) 2
Description
Cover attached; title from cover. Roads, towns, castles, provinces; tide table.
Extent
1 map : woodcut, manuscript col ; 81.2 x 169.3 cm
Subject
Japan - 1717; Tides; Tōhoku Region (Japan); Kantō Region (Japan); Chūbu Region (Japan); Kinki Region (Japan); Chūgoku Region (Japan); Shikoku Region (Japan); Kyūshū Region (Japan)
Genre
Maps; Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
application/pdf
Language
Japanese
Notes
Cf. 秋岡 Akioka, 日本地図史 Nihon chizushi, p. 139 and his 日本地図作成史 Nihon chizu sakuseishi, p. 88. A posthumous edition of Ryūsen's map (1697.1), printed from worn blocks. Cited in: WSN; 61
Identifier
G7961.1717 I8; G7961_1717_I8
Collection
Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era
Series
[Beans]; 1717.1
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. G7961.1717 I8
Date Available
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
Catalogue Record
http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=2804135
DOI
10.14288/1.0213189
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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