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Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era

Ezo Shotō

Description

Scale [ca. 1:645,000] ; (E 4° - E 14° [i.e. E 138° - E 150°] / N 46° - N 41°). Relief shown pictorially. Orientation: south. Prime meridian: Kyoto? Based on surveys made by 伊能忠敬 Inō Tadataka, 1800-1816; map completed by his pupils in Sept. 1821, 3 years after Inō’s death. Some pencil annotations, including scale.

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Title
Ezo Shotō; 蝦夷諸島
Alternate Title
Ezo Islands
Contributor
Inō, Tadataka, 1745-1818
Publisher
[Edo : Tokugawa Bakufu]
Date Created
1867; [ca. 慶応 (Keiō) 3]
Description
Scale [ca. 1:645,000] ; (E 4° - E 14° [i.e. E 138° - E 150°] / N 46° - N 41°). Relief shown pictorially. Orientation: south. Prime meridian: Kyoto? Based on surveys made by 伊能忠敬 Inō Tadataka, 1800-1816; map completed by his pupils in Sept. 1821, 3 years after Inō’s death. Some pencil annotations, including scale.
Extent
1 map : woodcut, outline colour ; 152 x 186 cm
Subject
Ezo - Maps - 19th Century; Hokkaido (Japan)
Genre
Maps; Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
application/pdf
Language
Japanese
Identifier
G7962 .H6 1867 K3; G7962_H6_1867_K3
Collection
Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. G7962 .H6 1867 K3
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=2815825
DOI
10.14288/1.0223028
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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