Tōkaidō meisho ichiran

Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era

Tōkaidō meisho ichiran Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849

Description

Cover attached; title from cover; date which should be on cover is missing. Shows roads, towns and castles. Kyoto is on the upper right and Edo is to the bottom right. This is not a true bird's eye view; it is highly distorted, for example, Nagoya is on the right instead of left of Fuji, and the Pacific ocean is in the middle; the whole upper right portion belongs in the upper left. Mandala style of map.

Item Metadata

Title	Tōkaidō meisho ichiran; 東海道名所一覽
AlternateTitle	Panoramic view of the noted places of Tōkaidō Highway; 東海道名所一覧
Creator	Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849
Contributor	Sūzanbō; Senshōbō; Shūseikaku.
Publisher	Edo : Sūzanbō, Senshōbo and Shūseikaku
DateCreated	1818; [文政 (Bunsei) 1]
Description	Cover attached; title from cover; date which should be on cover is missing. Shows roads, towns and castles. Kyoto is on the upper right and Edo is to the bottom right. This is not a true bird's eye view; it is highly distorted, for example, Nagoya is on the right instead of left of Fuji, and the Pacific ocean is in the middle; the whole upper right portion belongs in the upper left. Mandala style of map.
Extent	1 map : woodcut, colour ; 43.9 x 58.3 cm
Subject	Roads - Japan -Tokaido- Maps; Maps, Tourist - Tokaido - Maps; Panoramas - Japan -Tokaido- Maps; Tokaido - Description and Views - Maps; Mandala Shiki; Kantō Region (Japan); Chūbu Region (Japan); Kinki Region (Japan)
Genre	Maps; Prints
Type	Still Image
FileFormat	application/pdf
Language	Japanese
Identifier	G7962.T6 E635 1818 K2; G7962_T6_E635_1818_K2
Collection	Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era
Series	[Beans]; 1818.6
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. G7962.T6 E635 1818 K2
DateAvailable	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
CatalogueRecord	http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=2804224
IsShownAt	10.14288/1.0216043
AggregatedSourceRepository	CONTENTdm

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