Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era

Kamakura shōgaizu Hata, Ahakimaro

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A hinged flap shows both sides of the mountain surrounding the Jochi temple. The cover is decorated with rubbings of ancient Kamakura tiles; cover title same as map. Reproduced in: 日本古地図大成 Nihon kochizu taisei, pl.130. Inset: A collection of ancient "waka" (poems) in a panel forming the right third of the map.

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