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Americana - Travel & Exploration - Maps
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Title: Color woodblock strip map of Japan, Edo Period
Author: ** Description: Color woodblock strip map. Approx. 350x38 cm. (137x15"); folding to 7¼x3¾".Captivating strip map of the Japanese home islands produced just as Matthew C. Perry was opening the secluded nation to the West. Roads and rivers are shown, numerous place names and legends in Japanese, etc. Heading: zzg(Japanese Woodblock Map)Place Published: Japan Publisher: Date Published: 1854 [Ansei Yon Nen] Condition reportOuter wrappers rubbed and darkened; a few minor wormholes to map, some rubbing to folds with a few slight splits, very good.
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