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Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era

Nihon zu Nakano, Kozaemon

Description

16 leaves of maps and 51 leaves of description of itineraries of places in Japan and overseas. Roads, towns, castles, provinces are depicted; also shows water routes and distances between stations. Provinces arranged to suit page size. Orientation: west. Most maps cover two pages, back-to-back. Cover attached; cover title: 日本分形圖 Nihon bunkeizu (Atlas of Japan). Four pages illustrated in Kurita, no. 15.

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Title
Nihon zu; 日本圖
AlternateTitle
Map of Japan; 日本図
Creator
Nakano, Kozaemon
Publisher
[place of publication unknown] : Published by Nakano Kozaemon
DateCreated
1666; 寛文 (Kanbun) 6
Description
16 leaves of maps and 51 leaves of description of itineraries of places in Japan and overseas. Roads, towns, castles, provinces are depicted; also shows water routes and distances between stations. Provinces arranged to suit page size. Orientation: west. Most maps cover two pages, back-to-back. Cover attached; cover title: 日本分形圖 Nihon bunkeizu (Atlas of Japan). Four pages illustrated in Kurita, no. 15.
Extent
1 book : woodcut, manuscript, colour, bound ; 17.5 x 13 x 1 cm in wrap around case 18.7 x 45 cm, folded size 18.7 x 14 x 1.5 cm
Subject
Atlases, Japanese; Japan - 1666; Japan - Description and travel; Japan - Distances, etc.;
Genre
Maps; Prints
Type
Text
FileFormat
application/pdf
Language
Japanese
Identifier
G7961.1666 K6; G7961_1666_K6
Collection
Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era
Series
[Beans]; 1666.1-16
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. G7961.1666 K6
DateAvailable
2021-03-12
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=2804084
IsShownAt
10.14288/1.0213252
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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