Mapping Japan and Asia

1887 Voyages in CHINA & Japan Asia Travels in Middle Kingdom Civil War Wilson James Harrison Wilson (1837 – 1925) was a United States Army topographic engineer and a Union Army Major General in the

1853 1ed Taylor VOYAGES to CHINA India Japan Asia Calcutta Shanghai Mughals Bayard Taylor was a 19th-century travel writer whose abundant notes and reports have been referenced for decades since the m

Steel Engraved Map Published C1880, London for "The Illustrated History of the British Empire in India and the East" by Edward H. Nolan. Centre fold as issued. Paper Size: 12 x 10 inch (30 x 25cm) Goo

Print of steel engraving titled „Chine et Japon“.Drawn by TH. Duvotenay.Engraved by unknown.From „Chine ou Description Historique, Geographique et Litteraire de ce vaste empire, d‘apres des do

1752 INDIA Voyages MAPS Atlas Asia JAPAN China Philippines Geography The ‘General History of Voyages’ by abbe Prevost is one of the largest and most impressive collections of stories of expedition

1747 Voyages INDIA MAPS Japan China Asia Africa Ghana Geography Prevost 7v RARE The ‘General History of Voyages’ by abbe Prevost is one of the largest and most impressive collections of stories of

GROUP OF REFERENCE BOOKS ON MAPS IN JAPAN. To include The Mapping of Japan by Jason C. Hubbard; Japan, A Cartographic Vision by Lutz Walter; Japanese Maps of the Edo Period, Nashashibi; Isles of Gold,

1752 Voyages INDIA Atlas JAPAN China Asia Philippines Geography Prevost The ‘General History of Voyages’ by abbe Prevost is one of the largest and most impressive collections of stories of expedit

Title/Content of Map: East Asia. Japan and Korea (as an island), Amsterdam Date Printed: 1630's Cartographer: Janssonius Joannes Material/Medium: Paper Size: 22" x 19" French text on verso. Published

1752 Voyages INDIA MAPS Atlas JAPAN China Asia Philippines Geography Prevost The ‘General History of Voyages’ by abbe Prevost is one of the largest and most impressive collections of stories of ex

Artist unknown.Made of tin. It weighs about 3-4 klogramus.A mask is an object normally worn on the face, typically for protection, disguise, performance or entertainment. Masks have been used since an

1780 Voyages in SIBERIA Asia Japan Russia Johann Gmelin Kempfer Ostyak Samoyeds The best book of its kind! A rare book La Harpes General History of Voyages! This extensive work was begun by La Harpe,

1906 Chinese Ghosts 1st ed Lafcadio Hearn Japan Folktales Asia Ancient Legends Lafcadio Hearn was a journalist and novelist who became a major literary icon in Japan. Some Chinese Ghosts is a stylized

First edition. Publishers yellow cloth with blue title to spine. Signatures of 74 Course Squad "W" pasted on inside. Air Gunners Reference Library stamps present. Portrait frontispiece. Full-page illu

East Asia, Japan, Edo to Meiji period, ca. mid 19th to early 20th century CE. A bronze articulated model of a lobster, with a signature on the underside of its carapace. Meticulously constructed of nu

**First Time At Auction** East Asia, Japan, early Edo Period, ca. 1615 to 1624 CE, signed by Hashimoto Shinzaemon Tadayoshi (1572-1632 CE). An incredible wakizashi with a single-edged blade, a scabbar

Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 1630 CE. An incredible samurai's katana with a slightly curved, single-edged blade, a saya (scabbard) made of wood studded with white and purple shell, and a handle (tsuka

East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 1830 to 1870 CE. A fascinating and incredibly unusual black lacquered Kabuto (helmet) - the hachi comprised of three pieces with an attached maebashi (visor) and shik

East Asia, Japan, Jomon Period, ca. 14,000 to 300 BCE, coming with a TL Report showing it was fired/ produced around 4,000 years ago. A considerable hand-built terracotta vessel of a sprouting form wi

East Asia, Japan, Edo to Meiji period, ca. mid 19th to early 20th century CE. A bronze articulated model of a crayfish, with a signature on the underside of its carapace. Meticulously constructed of n

**First Time At Auction** East Asia, Japan, 20th century. Six Shin Hanga color woodblock prints: (1) Kawese Hasui (1883-1957) "Morning at Ao Marsh" (2) Yoshida Horoshi (1876-1950) "Toshogu Shrine" (3)

Ancient East Asia, Japan, Late Jomon Period, ca. 2000 to 1500 BCE. A hand-built pottery vessel of a tall, sizable form with a flat base, a cylindrical body, and a flared shoulder. The body is adorned

East Asia, Japan, Middle to Late Jomon Period, ca. 2500 to 1500 BCE. A considerable hand-built terracotta vessel of a sprouting form with a flat base. The exterior walls are adorned by incised paralle

East Asia, Japan, early Edo Period, ca. early 17th century CE. A forged steel katana blade of nice length exhibiting a shinogi-zukuri shape and a shortened (o-suriage) tang set in honzukuri mountings.