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Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era

Shimotsuke no Kuni zenzu Yamazakiya, Seishichi

Description

Cover attached; cover title: 下野國與地全圖 Shimotsuke no Kuni yochi zenzu (Map of Shimotsuke Province) Castles, palace, stations, Imperial armoury, county, village, new paddy fields, county boundaries, shrines, temples, famous places, and hot springs indicated. Present Tochigi Prefecture, Nikko-Utsunomiya, with many small overlays of local names.

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Title
Shimotsuke no Kuni zenzu; 下野國全圖
Alternate Title
Map of the entire Shimotsuke Province; 下野国全図
Creator
Yamazakiya, Seishichi
Contributor
Takashiba, Mitsuo
Publisher
Tōkyō : Yamazakiya Seishichi
Date Created
1804; [文化 (Bunka) era]
Description
Cover attached; cover title: 下野國與地全圖 Shimotsuke no Kuni yochi zenzu (Map of Shimotsuke Province) Castles, palace, stations, Imperial armoury, county, village, new paddy fields, county boundaries, shrines, temples, famous places, and hot springs indicated. Present Tochigi Prefecture, Nikko-Utsunomiya, with many small overlays of local names.
Extent
1 map : woodcut, colour ; 37.6 x 52.3 cm
Subject
Tochigi (Prefecture) - ca. 1804-1818; Maps, Tourist - Tochigi; Tochigi (Prefecture) - Description and Travel; Land Use - Tochigi Prefecture; Shimotsuke (province) - ca. 1804-1818; Kantō Region (Japan)
Genre
Maps; Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
application/pdf
Language
Japanese
Identifier
G7963.T5 E635 1804 Y2; G7963_T5_E635_1804_Y2
Collection
Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era
Series
[Bonn]; 28
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. G7963.T5 E635 1804 Y2
Date Available
2016
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=2804609
DOI
10.14288/1.0222866
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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