Meriken shinshi, 1

Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era

Meriken shinshi, 1 Tsurumine, Shigenobu, 1788-1859.

Description

This may be the first printed Japanese book exclusively about America. Contents: (Beans 1855.7) 萬國地球全圖 Bankoku chikyū zenzu (Map of the countries on the globe). -- v. 1 leaf 2-3; (Beans 1855.8) 南北亜墨利加全圖 Nanboku Amerika zenzu (Map of South and North America). -- v. 1 leaf 3-4; (Beans 1855.9) 共和政治三十一洲全圖 Kyōwa seiji sanjūisshū zenzu (Map of 31 states of the United States). -- v. 2 leaf 5-6.

Item Metadata

Title	Meriken shinshi, 1; 米利幹新誌　一
Alternate Title	New account of America, Part 1; Merika shinshi, 1
Creator	Tsurumine, Shigenobu, 1788-1859.
Contributor	Shunjitsurō.
Publisher	[place of publication unknown] : Shunjitsurō
Date Created	1855; 安政 (Ansei) 2
Description	This may be the first printed Japanese book exclusively about America. Contents: (Beans 1855.7) 萬國地球全圖 Bankoku chikyū zenzu (Map of the countries on the globe). -- v. 1 leaf 2-3; (Beans 1855.8) 南北亜墨利加全圖 Nanboku Amerika zenzu (Map of South and North America). -- v. 1 leaf 3-4; (Beans 1855.9) 共和政治三十一洲全圖 Kyōwa seiji sanjūisshū zenzu (Map of 31 states of the United States). -- v. 2 leaf 5-6.
Extent	5 books : woodcut, colour ; 25.5 x 18 cm in slipcase 25.7 x 18 x 4.2 cm
Subject	America - Description and Travel; World;
Genre	Maps; Prints
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	Japanese
Identifier	E41 .T8 1855 V.1-5; E41_T8_1855_v01
Collection	Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era
Series	[Beans]; 1855.7-9
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. E41 .T8 1855 V.1-5
Date Available	2020-12-19
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=2804318
DOI	10.14288/1.0216586
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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