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Japanese version of Dutch World Map 1862
Japanese version of Dutch World Map 1862
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Description
Heading: (World)
Author: Schell, Ed, revision
Title: Bankoku Kokai zu (Dutch Map of the the Maritime routes of the world [in Japanese])
Place Published: Yokohama
Publisher:
Date Published: Ansei 5 (February 1862)
Description:


Copperplate map with outline color applied by hand. 90.8x170.2 cm. (35¾x67"), on later wooden dowl rollers.



Map of the world with country borders, navigational routes of important explorers and distances, a chronological list of explorers and legend with color maps in side panel. Handwritten note in English in lower right corner reads "A Map of the World by (Takeda Kango in Japanese) revised by Ed Schnell." This is a new edition of the 1858 original, with corrections made for Holland. Reference: Beans 1858 (first edition); 1862 (2nd edition).

Condition
Very good, though there is quite a bit of wormage, some unintended creases, and the map is joined improperly.
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Japanese version of Dutch World Map 1862

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