Kaisei Nihon yochi rotei zenzu

Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era

Kaisei Nihon yochi rotei zenzu Nagakubo, Sekisui, 1717-1801

Description

Scale [1:1 296 000] : 10 ri to 1 sun. Covers attached, back cover loose; the title is taken from cover label. This map is similar to Beans 1779.1, but the preface and illustrations are within borders, and this map is slightly smaller. A grid system, with parallels, degrees, and meridians, degrees are given. Outlines and place names are printed, with colors added by hand. There is a wrapper with the inscription: "Newly published at Koshi (Kanoene) 9th month of An'ei 1780." The preface by Shibano Ritsuzan, A'nei 4 (1775), has the title: 新刻日本與地路程全圖 Shinkoku Nihon yochi rotei zenzu. References: cf. 日本古地図大成 Nihon kochizu taisei, pl. 33; cf. Akioka, 日本地図史 Nihon chizushi, p.146. Tears along folds, especially adjacent to heavy covers.

Item Metadata

Title	Kaisei Nihon yochi rotei zenzu; 改正日本輿地路程全圖
AlternateTitle	Revised route map of Japan; 改正日本輿地路程全図
Creator	Nagakubo, Sekisui, 1717-1801
Contributor	Murakami, Kuhē; Asano, Yahē, active 1783; Shibano, Ritsuzen.
Publisher	Ōsaka : Asano Yahē
DateCreated	1779; 安永 (An'ei) 8
Description	Scale [1:1 296 000] : 10 ri to 1 sun. Covers attached, back cover loose; the title is taken from cover label. This map is similar to Beans 1779.1, but the preface and illustrations are within borders, and this map is slightly smaller. A grid system, with parallels, degrees, and meridians, degrees are given. Outlines and place names are printed, with colors added by hand. There is a wrapper with the inscription: "Newly published at Koshi (Kanoene) 9th month of An'ei 1780." The preface by Shibano Ritsuzan, A'nei 4 (1775), has the title: 新刻日本與地路程全圖 Shinkoku Nihon yochi rotei zenzu. References: cf. 日本古地図大成 Nihon kochizu taisei, pl. 33; cf. Akioka, 日本地図史 Nihon chizushi, p.146. Tears along folds, especially adjacent to heavy covers.
Extent	1 map : woodcut, manuscript, colour ; 83.5 x 135 cm
Subject	Japan - Maps - 18th Century; Roads - Japan - 18th Century - Maps;
Genre	Maps; Prints
Type	Still Image
FileFormat	application/pdf
Language	Japanese
Identifier	G7961 .P2 1779b N3; G7961_P2_1779b_N3
Collection	Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era
Series	[Beans]; Addenda 1779.1
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. G7961 .P2 1779b N3
DateAvailable	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
CatalogueRecord	http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=2804160
IsShownAt	10.14288/1.0222870
AggregatedSourceRepository	CONTENTdm

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