Kaisei Ezo zenzu

Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era

Kaisei Ezo zenzu Toyoshima, Tsuyoshi

Description

Cover attached; cover title same as map. Grid of parallels and meridians are shown. Reproduced in: Hoppō ryōdo, pl. 51. Dimensions include an Ainu-Japanese vocabulary across the top of the map. The smaller of two text blocks at lower right has notes on the map, such as the probable error in latitude and longitude, and the degree of accuracy of the maps.

Item Metadata

Title	Kaisei Ezo zenzu; 改正蝦夷全圖
Alternate Title	Revised map of Ezo; 改正蝦夷全図
Creator	Toyoshima, Tsuyoshi
Contributor	Yamashiroya, Sahē; Harimaya, Katsugorō
Publisher	Edo : Yamashiroya Sahē and Harimaya Katsugorō
Date Created	1854; 5th month, 嘉永 (Kaei) 7
Description	Cover attached; cover title same as map. Grid of parallels and meridians are shown. Reproduced in: Hoppō ryōdo, pl. 51. Dimensions include an Ainu-Japanese vocabulary across the top of the map. The smaller of two text blocks at lower right has notes on the map, such as the probable error in latitude and longitude, and the degree of accuracy of the maps.
Extent	1 map : woodcut, colour ; 52.7 x 41.3 cm
Subject	Karafuto Island - 1854; Hokkaido; Kuril Islands - 1854; Hokkaido (Japan)
Genre	Maps; Prints
Type	Still Image
File Format	application/pdf
Language	Japanese
Identifier	G7962 .E9 1854 T6; G7962_E9_1854_T6
Collection	Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era
Series	[Beans]; 1854.03
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. G7962 .E9 1854 T6
Date Available	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
Catalogue Record	http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=2804307
DOI	10.14288/1.0216573
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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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

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