Kaisei Nihon yochi rotei zenzu

Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era

Kaisei Nihon yochi rotei zenzu Nagakubo, Sekisui, 1717-1801

Description

Scale [1:1 296,000] : 10 ri to 1 sun. This map is the first issue of first edition; revised and augmented in later years. Shimokita peninsula of Northern end of Honshū is shaped like a fireman’s axe. Shows provinces, roads, cities, and meridians; 12 compass roses; 2 blocks of text (no borders). Cover attached; title taken from cover. Sekisui uses meridians and a scale, reducing the purely decorative element and greatly increasing the number of place names. References: 日本古地図大成 Nihon kochizu taisei (Monumenta Cartographica Japonica), pl. 33 and the explanation volume, pp.59-60; K. Unno, "Cartography in Japan," History of Cartography, v.2 bk.2 pp.346-477. Reproductions: Beans, A list of Japanese maps (1951), fp. 24; History of Cartography, v.2 bk.2 p.414 fig.11.45.

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Title	Kaisei Nihon yochi rotei zenzu; 改正日本輿地路程全圖
Alternate Title	Revised route map of Japan ; Sekisui's map of Japan; 改正日本輿地路程全図
Creator	Nagakubo, Sekisui, 1717-1801
Contributor	Murakami, Kuhē; Asano, Yahē
Publisher	Ōsaka : Asano Yahē
Date Created	1779; 安永 (An'ei) 8
Description	Scale [1:1 296,000] : 10 ri to 1 sun. This map is the first issue of first edition; revised and augmented in later years. Shimokita peninsula of Northern end of Honshū is shaped like a fireman’s axe. Shows provinces, roads, cities, and meridians; 12 compass roses; 2 blocks of text (no borders). Cover attached; title taken from cover. Sekisui uses meridians and a scale, reducing the purely decorative element and greatly increasing the number of place names. References: 日本古地図大成 Nihon kochizu taisei (Monumenta Cartographica Japonica), pl. 33 and the explanation volume, pp.59-60; K. Unno, "Cartography in Japan," History of Cartography, v.2 bk.2 pp.346-477. Reproductions: Beans, A list of Japanese maps (1951), fp. 24; History of Cartography, v.2 bk.2 p.414 fig.11.45.
Extent	1 map : woodcut, manuscript, colour ; 83.2 x 135 cm
Subject	Japan - Maps - 18th Century; Roads - Japan - Maps;
Genre	Maps; Prints
Type	Still Image
File Format	application/pdf
Language	Japanese
Identifier	G7961 .P2 1779 N3; G7961_P2_1779_N3
Collection	Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era
Series	[Beans]; 1779.1
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. G7961 .P2 1779 N3
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=2804162
DOI	10.14288/1.0213225
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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