萬國人物之圖. Bankoku jinbutsu no zu.
Bankoku jinbutsu no zu.
About this item
Full title
Publisher
Nagasaki : Eijudō, [approximately 1850-1868] | 長崎 : 榮壽堂, [approximately 1850-1868]
Alternative title
Date
[approximately 1850-1868]
Call Numbers
M2 100/1850/1
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
Japanese
Formats
Physical Description
Cartographic data
Not to scale (E 180°--W 180°/N 90°--S 90°)
Physical content
1 map : woodcut, illustrations, colour) ; sheet 37 x 49 cm.
Content type
cartographic image
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
sheet
Publication information
Publisher
Nagasaki : Eijudō, [approximately 1850-1868] | 長崎 : 榮壽堂, [approximately 1850-1868]
Date Published
[approximately 1850-1868]
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
Map of the world, on a stylised oval projection and scale, showing Japan at the centre of the sheet. Includes distances and some explanatory text. Of the explanatory text are comments on the continents and the oceans. Another informs that now the two continents of North and South America are known. Another deals briefly with China and Japan. At the...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Bankoku jinbutsu no zu.
Vernacular Title
萬國人物之圖.
Notes
General note
Among the distances shown on the map are: England-11,500 ri; 'pygmy country'-14,000 ri; 'woman country'-14,000 ri; 'black people country'-75,000 ri (1 ri = 2.4 miles).
Additional physical form availability note
Online at the State Library of NSW.
Language note
In Japanese, Kanji characters.
Time Period
d1850 d1868
Contextual Information
Provenance
Item in hand has seal above margin, stamped, and ink annotation on verso, not deciphered.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
M2 100/1850/1
Record Identifier
74VKVXPlGBwd
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVXPlGBwd
Other Identifiers
MMS ID
991024114318902626
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