Detail View: Maps Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL15070848
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Reference Number:
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Japanese 118
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Parent Work Title:
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Shinsei yochi zenzu
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Date Created:
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1844
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Page/Sheet:
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Frame 2
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Image Sequence Number:
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002
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Image Sequence Total:
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005
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Description:
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Second of 3 digital sections: Map of the world divided into two hemispheres. Wood block print, in Japanese, mounted on linen scroll, published in 1844 (postface). Possibly a pirate edition of Japanese 118a. The map includes western and eastern hemispheres, with a coloured legend and four small hemispheres; title label mounted on scroll.
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Language Code:
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jpn
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Language Name:
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Japanese
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Subject:
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Early maps--Japan
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Subject:
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World maps
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Subject:
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Cartography--Japan--History--Maps
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Subject:
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Tokugawa period, Japan, 1600-1868
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Subject:
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Edo period, Japan, 1600-1868
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Category of Material:
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Printed
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Sub-Category:
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Scrolls
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Sub-Category:
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Maps
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Technique Used:
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Woodcut (process)
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Style Period:
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Edo Period
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Time Period Covered:
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19th Century CE
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Item Height:
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1480 mm
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Item Width:
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355 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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References:
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Kornicki, Peter F. "The Japanese collection in the Bibliotheca-Lindesiana." Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester 75.2 (1993): 209-300.
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2015-07-22
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Educational Notes:
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Japanese Maps Project
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Academic Project Lead:
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Erica Baffelli
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2015-09
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