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Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era

Zōho kaisei Kōji-machi Nagata-chō Sotosakurada ezu Kageyama, Chikyō

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Added and revised edition. Covers attached; cover title: 永田町外櫻田繪圖 Sotosakurada Nagata-chō ezu (Map of Nagata-chō, Sotosakurada). Roads, bridges, towns, rivers, moats, mountains, horse grounds, and grass fields are indicated. Shows downtown area south of Edo palace, area of Diet, National police, government offices. Family crests indicated Daimyōs’ upper residence; squares indicate middle and circles indicate lower residences. Earlier edition of Beans 1869, with same artist, same engraver, but different dates. There is an earlier or original edition of this map published in 1850.

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Title
Zōho kaisei Kōji-machi Nagata-chō Sotosakurada ezu; 増補改正麹町永田町外櫻田繪圖
AlternateTitle
Map of Kōji-machi, Nagata-chō, Sotosakurada, added and revised; 増補改正麹町永田町外桜田絵図
Creator
Kageyama, Chikyō
Contributor
Owariya, Seishichi
Publisher
Tōkyō : Owariya Seishichi
DateCreated
1860; 万延 (Man'en) 1
Description
Added and revised edition. Covers attached; cover title: 永田町外櫻田繪圖 Sotosakurada Nagata-chō ezu (Map of Nagata-chō, Sotosakurada). Roads, bridges, towns, rivers, moats, mountains, horse grounds, and grass fields are indicated. Shows downtown area south of Edo palace, area of Diet, National police, government offices. Family crests indicated Daimyōs’ upper residence; squares indicate middle and circles indicate lower residences. Earlier edition of Beans 1869, with same artist, same engraver, but different dates. There is an earlier or original edition of this map published in 1850.
Extent
1 map : woodcut, colour ; 45.7 x 51 cm
Subject
Tokyo; Kantō Region (Japan)
Genre
Maps; Prints
Type
Still Image
FileFormat
application/pdf
Language
Japanese
Identifier
G7964 .T7:2 S6 1860 K2; G7964_T7_2_S6_1860_K2
Collection
Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era
Series
[Beans]; 49
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. G7964 .T7:2 S6 1860 K2
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=2804628
IsShownAt
10.14288/1.0220685
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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