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Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era

Seiyō senpu Kutsuki, Masatsuna

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Contents: (Beans l787.2) 歐羅巴畧方圖 Yōroppa ryakuhōzu (Outline map of Europe). -- 14 x 18.4 cm. ; leaf 50; (Beans l787.3) [Entrance to Carthagena Harbour, Colombia]. -- 4 cm. diameter ; leaf 48; (Beans l787.4) [Rhode Island, U.S.A.]. -- 3 cm. diameter ; leaf 49. Kutsui Masatsuna was a daimyo of Fukuchiyama, Tanba Province; Minamoto Ryūkyō is his nom de plume. References: Boxer, p.89; these are the first maps of Europe and of local areas of the Americas to appear in Japan. Cited in: WSN; 106

Item Metadata

Title
Seiyō senpu; 西洋銭譜
AlternateTitle
Illustration of Western coins
Creator
Kutsuki, Masatsuna
Contributor
Wada, Bunshichi. Matsumoto, Heisuke.
Publisher
Edo : Matsumoto Heisuke and six others
DateCreated
1787; 天明 (Tenmei) 7
Description
Contents: (Beans l787.2) 歐羅巴畧方圖 Yōroppa ryakuhōzu (Outline map of Europe). -- 14 x 18.4 cm. ; leaf 50; (Beans l787.3) [Entrance to Carthagena Harbour, Colombia]. -- 4 cm. diameter ; leaf 48; (Beans l787.4) [Rhode Island, U.S.A.]. -- 3 cm. diameter ; leaf 49. Kutsui Masatsuna was a daimyo of Fukuchiyama, Tanba Province; Minamoto Ryūkyō is his nom de plume. References: Boxer, p.89; these are the first maps of Europe and of local areas of the Americas to appear in Japan. Cited in: WSN; 106
Extent
1 book : woodcut, l. 55 (i.e. 110p), illustration ; 25.5 x 17.2 cm
Subject
Carthegena (Colombia); Europe - Maps - 18th century; Numismatics - Japan; Rhode Island - Maps - 18th century;
Genre
Maps; Prints
Type
Text
FileFormat
application/pdf
Language
Japanese
Identifier
G5701.1787 K8; G5701_1787_K8
Collection
Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era
Series
[Beans]; 1787.2-4
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. G5701.1787 K8
DateAvailable
2021-03-01
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=2804178
IsShownAt
10.14288/1.0213265
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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