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Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era

Bōshū zu

Description

Cover attached; title from cover. ; Roads and towns indicated. ; Reproduced in: Old Maps in Japan, pl. 57; cf. Bean's description. ; Mountain areas outlined, and shaded blue; sea and rivers also blue; some individual mountains and groups outside blue area depicted pictorially. ; Road distances based on Shogunate's official map of Awa.

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Title
Bōshū zu; 房州圖
Alternate Title
Map of Awa Province; 房州図
Publisher
Awa Province : Nihonji temple
Date Created
1831; 3rd month, 天保 (Tenpō) 2
Description
Cover attached; title from cover. ; Roads and towns indicated. ; Reproduced in: Old Maps in Japan, pl. 57; cf. Bean's description. ; Mountain areas outlined, and shaded blue; sea and rivers also blue; some individual mountains and groups outside blue area depicted pictorially. ; Road distances based on Shogunate's official map of Awa.
Extent
1 map : woodcut, colour ; scale 2 sun to 1 ri : [1:664800] ; 63.5 x 86.1 cm
Subject
Awa (province); Pilgrims and Pilgrimages - Awa; Kantō Region (Japan)
Genre
Maps; Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
application/pdf
Language
Japanese
Identifier
G7962.A9 1831 N5; G7962_A9_1831_N5
Collection
Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era
Series
[Beans]; 1831.4
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. G7962.A9 1831 N5
Date Available
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
Catalogue Record
http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=2804242
DOI
10.14288/1.0227930
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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