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Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era

Chōtei bankoku zenzu Yamaji, Kaikō

Description

Cover attached; cover title same as map. Stereographic projection. Insets: (Beans 1855.20) 定日本京師為心圖 Nihon Keishi o sadamete shin to nasu no zu (Hemisphere with Kyoto as its centre); (Beans 1855.21) 以北極為心圖 Hokkyoku o motte shin to nasu no zu (Northern Hemisphere); (Beans 1855.22) 日本覆對圖 Nihon fukutaizu (Map of the antipodes of Japan); (Beans 1855.23) 以南極為心圖Nankyoku o motte shin to nasu no zu (Southern Hemisphere). Cited in: WSN; 254

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Title
Chōtei bankoku zenzu; 重訂萬國全圖
Alternate Title
Secondly revised map of the world; 重訂万国全図
Creator
Yamaji, Kaikō
Contributor
Yamaji, Akitsune; Shibata, Shūzō
Publisher
Edo : Shogunate government
Date Created
1855; 安政 (Ansei) 2
Description
Cover attached; cover title same as map. Stereographic projection. Insets: (Beans 1855.20) 定日本京師為心圖 Nihon Keishi o sadamete shin to nasu no zu (Hemisphere with Kyoto as its centre); (Beans 1855.21) 以北極為心圖 Hokkyoku o motte shin to nasu no zu (Northern Hemisphere); (Beans 1855.22) 日本覆對圖 Nihon fukutaizu (Map of the antipodes of Japan); (Beans 1855.23) 以南極為心圖Nankyoku o motte shin to nasu no zu (Southern Hemisphere). Cited in: WSN; 254
Extent
1 map : woodcut, manuscript, colour ; 2 hemispheres 90 cm diam. on sheet 104 x 185 cm
Subject
World;
Genre
Maps; Prints
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
Japanese
Identifier
G3200.1855 Y2; G3200_1855_Y2
Collection
Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era
Series
[Beans]; 1855.19-23
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. G3200.1855 Y2
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=2804327
DOI
10.14288/1.0216583
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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