- Maps Collection

COLLECTION NAME:

Maps Collection

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maps002~1~1

Maps Collection

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Image Number:

JRL15070864

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JRL15070864

Image Number

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Reference Number:

Japanese 123

reference_number

Japanese 123

Reference Number

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Parent Work Title:

Kaisei nihon yochi rotei zenzu

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Kaisei nihon yochi rotei zenzu

Parent Work Title

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Alternative Parent Work Title:

Revised Complete Map of Japanese Lands and Roads

title_l_e_variant

Revised Complete Map of Japanese Lands and Roads

Alternative Parent Work Title

false

Creator:

Nagakubo, Sekisui, 1717-1801

creator

Nagakubo, Sekisui, 1717-1801

Creator

false

Creator Role:

Cartographer

creator_role

Cartographer

Creator Role

false

Date Created:

[date not identified]

date_created

[date not identified]

Date Created

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Image Sequence Number:

001

Image Sequence Total:

003

image_sequence_total

003

Image Sequence Total

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Description:

Complete map of Japan, with its principal land and sea routes by Nagakubo Sekisui. Wood block print, relief shown pictorially, original colours. Oriented with north to the upper right with several European compass roses and Bourbon fleur-de-lis, shows longitude and latitude; single sheet folds into original titled covers; includes legend, in Japanese, with mounted cover title.

description

Complete map of Japan, with its principal land and sea routes by Nagakubo Sekisui. Wood block print, relief shown pictorially, original colours. Oriented with north to the upper right with several European compass roses and Bourbon fleur-de-lis, shows longitude and latitude; single sheet folds into original titled covers; includes legend, in Japanese, with mounted cover title.

Description

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Language Code:

jpn

language

jpn

Language Code

false

Language Name:

Japanese

language_name

Japanese

Language Name

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Subject:

Early maps--Japan

subject

Early maps--Japan

Subject

false

Subject:

Cartography--Japan--History--Maps

subject

Cartography--Japan--History--Maps

Subject

false

Subject:

Tokugawa period, Japan, 1600-1868

subject

Tokugawa period, Japan, 1600-1868

Subject

false

Subject:

Edo period, Japan, 1600-1868

subject

Edo period, Japan, 1600-1868

Subject

false

Category of Material:

Printed

category

Printed

Category of Material

false

Sub-Category:

Maps

class

Maps

Sub-Category

false

Technique Used:

Woodcut (process)

technique

Woodcut (process)

Technique Used

false

Medium:

Ink

medium

Ink

Medium

false

Support:

Paper

support

Paper

Support

false

Creation Site:

Japan

location_creation_site

Japan

Creation Site

false

Style Period:

Edo Period

style_period

Edo Period

Style Period

false

Time Period Covered:

18th Century CE

temporal_coverage

18th Century CE

Time Period Covered

false

Item Height:

710mm

item_height

710mm

Item Height

false

Item Width:

1014mm

item_width

1014mm

Item Width

false

Current Repository:

The University of Manchester Library, U.K.

Provenance:

Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner

former_repository

Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner

Provenance

false

Rights Holder - Image:

The University of Manchester Library

Access Rights:

access_rights

Access Rights

false

References:

Kornicki, Peter F. "The Japanese collection in the Bibliotheca-Lindesiana." Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester 75.2 (1993): 209-300. Unno, Kazutaka. "Cartography in Japan." The History of Cartography 2 (1994): 346-477.

references

Kornicki, Peter F. "The Japanese collection in the Bibliotheca-Lindesiana." Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester 75.2 (1993): 209-300. Unno, Kazutaka. "Cartography in Japan." The History of Cartography 2 (1994): 346-477.

References

false

Notes:

First appeared in 1779, the map was revised and republished in 1791, and also in 1811, 1833, 1840, and 1844, after Nagakubo's death;

notes

First appeared in 1779, the map was revised and republished in 1791, and also in 1811, 1833, 1840, and 1844, after Nagakubo's death;

Notes

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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):

2015-07-22

Image Creation Technique:

Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library

Educational Notes:

Japanese Maps Project

educational_notes

Japanese Maps Project

Educational Notes

false

Metadata Language:

eng-GB

Academic Project Lead:

Erica Baffelli

academic_project_lead

Erica Baffelli

Academic Project Lead

false

Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):

2015-09

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