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Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era

Hyōkaku kidan Yoshida, Bunji

Description

Cover attached; cover title same as map. Contents: 萬治郎所製全圖略寫 Manjiō shosei zenzu ryakusha (Rough copy of general map depicted by Manjirō). -- 18.7 x 15 cm. -- Outline map of North and South America showing Manjirō’s route, on p. 68. Manjirō and three other sailors were rescued by an American whaler in 1841 and taken to the United States where they remained until 1852.

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Title
Hyōkaku kidan; 漂客奇談
AlternateTitle
Remarkable story of a castaway
Creator
Yoshida, Bunji
Contributor
Kasen
Publisher
[place of publication unknown : publisher not identified]
DateCreated
1854; 9th month, 嘉永 (Kaei) 5
Description
Cover attached; cover title same as map. Contents: 萬治郎所製全圖略寫 Manjiō shosei zenzu ryakusha (Rough copy of general map depicted by Manjirō). -- 18.7 x 15 cm. -- Outline map of North and South America showing Manjirō’s route, on p. 68. Manjirō and three other sailors were rescued by an American whaler in 1841 and taken to the United States where they remained until 1852.
Extent
1 book : manuscript ; 37 leaves [73 p.] ; 27.5 x 19.5 cm
Subject
Castaways; America - Description and Travel; United States - Description and Travel;
Genre
Maps; Prints
Type
Text
FileFormat
application/pdf
Language
Japanese
Identifier
G530 .Y6 1854; G530_Y6_1854
Collection
Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era
Series
[Beans]; 1854.02
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. G530 .Y6 1854
DateAvailable
2021-02-15
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=2804306
IsShownAt
10.14288/1.0216592
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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