A map of the world in Japanese / by Ed. Schnell.
A map of the world in Japanese / by Ed. Schnell.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Yokohama, Japan: Ed Schnell, February 1862.
Alternative title
Call Numbers
M4 100/1862/1
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
Japanese
English
(Language of summary)Formats
Physical Description
Cartographic data
Scale approximately 1:31,000,000 Mercator projection (W 180°--E 180°/S 90°--N 90°)
Physical content
1 map : copper engraving, hand-coloured ; 84 x 129.5 cm, on sheet 91 x 171 cm, folded to 31 x 22 cm.
Content type
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
sheet
Publication information
Publisher
Yokohama, Japan: Ed Schnell, February 1862.
Date Published
February 1862.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
World map exhibiting the growing influence of 'rangaku' or that of Dutch and European scientific cartography on Japanese map-making during the Late Edo period. The map is believed to be based on Kango Takeda's 1858 translation of John Purdy's 'Chart of the World on Mercator's Projection'. However the map shares similarities with another produced c...
Alternative Titles
Full title
A map of the world in Japanese / by Ed. Schnell.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Includes text, distance chart, and chronological list of explorers. Has coloured illustrations of flags in the margin.
Relief shown by hachures.
Mitchell Library copy at M4 100/1862/1: Purchased from Douglas Stewart Fine Books, September 2015....
Additional physical form availability note
Online at the State Library of NSW.
Language note
Principal text in Japanese, panel in English.
Time Period
d1845 d1862
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
M4 100/1862/1
Record Identifier
74VK7bpbeopb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK7bpbeopb
Other Identifiers
MMS ID
991022924089702626
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