輿墜航海圖 / 杉田 玄端 ; 武田簡吾 Yochi kōkaizu / Sugita Gentan ; Takeda Kango.
Yochi kōkaizu / Sugita Gentan ; Takeda Kango.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Tōkyō Jutokudō, Ansei 5 [1858] | 東京 受徳堂, 明 5 [1858]
Alternative title
Call Numbers
MC 100/1858/1
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
Japanese
Formats
Physical Description
Cartographic data
Scale approximately 1:27 500 000 Mercator projection (E 180°--W 180°/N 90°--S 90°)
Physical content
1 map : woodcut, hand-coloured, ; 82.5 x 130 cm on sheet 86 x 131 cm, folded to 30 x 20 cm.
Content type
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
sheet
Publication information
Publisher
Tōkyō Jutokudō, Ansei 5 [1858] | 東京 受徳堂, 明 5 [1858]
Date Published
Ansei 5 [1858]
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
World map nautical chart on Mercator's projection. Shows the tracks of various explorers, including James Cook. On the Australian continent, the map shows the state boundaries of South Australia and an exaggerated Lake Torrens, appearing as an inland sea. Based on an earlier map by English hydrographer, John Purdy (1773-1843).
Alternative Titles
Full title
Yochi kōkaizu / Sugita Gentan ; Takeda Kango.
Vernacular Title
輿墜航海圖 / 杉田 玄端 ; 武田簡吾
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes
General note
Relief shown by hachures.
Has legend.
Jutokudo is the shop name of Takeda Kango.
Mitchell Map Collection title at MC 100/1858/1: 2 seals at title, stamped, not deciphered. 2 seals on verso, stamped not deciphered.
Language note
In Japanese, Kanji characters.
Time Period
d1858
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MC 100/1858/1
Record Identifier
74VKVXJ6PDgg
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVXJ6PDgg
Other Identifiers
MMS ID
991024115512602626
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