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Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era

Jishin no ben

Description

Yellow denotes the areas damaged by earthquake in 嘉永 (Kaei) 7 (4th Day, 11th Month, Kaei 7 [1854]), blue the coasts inundated by the tidal wave of that year, and red the areas devastated by the earthquake of 安政 (Ansei) 2 (2nd Day, 10th Month, Ansei 2 [1855]). Removed from the "Disasters" album.

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Title
Jishin no ben; ぢ志ん乃辨
AlternateTitle
Explanation of the earthquake; じしんの弁 地震の弁
Publisher
[place of publication unknown : publisher not identified]
DateCreated
1855; [安政 (Ansei) 2]
Description
Yellow denotes the areas damaged by earthquake in 嘉永 (Kaei) 7 (4th Day, 11th Month, Kaei 7 [1854]), blue the coasts inundated by the tidal wave of that year, and red the areas devastated by the earthquake of 安政 (Ansei) 2 (2nd Day, 10th Month, Ansei 2 [1855]). Removed from the "Disasters" album.
Extent
1 map : woodcut, colour ; 43.0 x 28.5 cm on sheet 50.9 x 37.3 cm
Subject
Earthquakes - Japan - Maps; Tsunamis - Japan - Maps; Japan - Maps - 19th Century
Genre
Maps; Prints
Type
Still Image
FileFormat
application/pdf
Language
Japanese
Identifier
G7961 .E29 1855; G7961_E29_1855
Collection
Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era
Series
[Beans]; 1855.11
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. G7961 .E29 1855
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=2804320
IsShownAt
10.14288/1.0216568
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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