Dai Nihon yochi benran. Ken

Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era

Dai Nihon yochi benran. Ken Yamasaki, Giko.

Description

Cover attached; title from cover. Shows roads, towns, and castles. Two volumes, with sheets unnumbered; "乾 (ken)" [v. 1] begins with a map of Japan, followed by individual maps of provinces (陸奥 Mutsu in 4 parts, 出羽 Dewa and 越後Echigo in 2 parts each); "坤 (kon)" [v. 2] has individual maps of provinces (薩摩 in 2 parts), ending with a map of the world. 齋藤謙 Saitō Ken’s preface dated Fourth month, 天保(Tenpō) 5. Cited in: WSN; 170

Item Metadata

Title	Dai Nihon yochi benran. Ken; 大日本輿地便覧.　乾
Alternate Title	Handy atlas of Great Japan. [v. 1]
Creator	Yamasaki, Giko.
Contributor	Shōgetsudō.
Publisher	Tsu : Yamasaki
Date Created	1834; Fifth Month, 天保 (Tenpō) 5
Description	Cover attached; title from cover. Shows roads, towns, and castles. Two volumes, with sheets unnumbered; "乾 (ken)" [v. 1] begins with a map of Japan, followed by individual maps of provinces (陸奥 Mutsu in 4 parts, 出羽 Dewa and 越後Echigo in 2 parts each); "坤 (kon)" [v. 2] has individual maps of provinces (薩摩 in 2 parts), ending with a map of the world. 齋藤謙 Saitō Ken’s preface dated Fourth month, 天保(Tenpō) 5. Cited in: WSN; 170
Extent	70 maps in 2 books : woodcut, colour ; 26.3 x 17.7 cm
Subject	Atlases, Japanese; Japan - Provinces - Maps; Japan - Maps - 19th Century; Kinki Region (Japan); Chūbu Region (Japan); Kantō Region (Japan); Tōhoku Region (Japan)
Genre	Maps; Prints
Type	Text
File Format	application/pdf
Language	Japanese
Identifier	G2355 .Y2 1834 v. 1; G2355_Y2_1834_v01
Collection	Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era
Series	[Beans]; 1834.1-70
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. G2355 .Y2 1834 v. 1
Date Available	2021-02-17
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=2804244
DOI	10.14288/1.0227952
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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