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1418159850Shūseidō 衆星堂. Reprint. Tenpō 14 1843. Large folding handcoloured map of the thirteen provinces from which Mt. Fuji can be viewed. 159 x 178cm. Folds into paper covered card covers measuring 40 x 24cm. Title label upper cover. A little browning along folds occasional spotting and soiling. A little worming causing approximately 1cm of loss in places. Two chops in lower section. A very striking and attractive map. This very large handsome map is a detailed map of the thirteen provinces from which one can see Mt. Fuji. Provinces shown are the eight provinces of the Kantō region Sagami 相模 Musashi 武蔵 Kazusa 上総 Shimofusa 下総 Awa 安房 Kōzuke 上野 Shimotsuke 下野 and Hitachi 常陸 and five other provinces Izu 伊豆 Suruga 駿河 Tōtōmi 遠江 Kai 甲斐 and Shinano 信濃. The map offers a large amount of detailed information such as province and county borders rivers high ways post towns checkpoints villages and scenic spots. <br> <br>The cartographer Akiyama Einen or Nagatoshi 秋山永年 came from Edo and the editor Funakoshi Seizō 船越清蔵 studio name: Shugu 守愚 1805-62 a Confucian scholar from Nagato Province now the western half of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture. A dedication by Funahashi Akira 舟橋徴 is dated 1843. . Shūseidō 衆星堂 unknown
1419171112東京. Tokyo.: 伊林書店. Ibayashi Shoten. 昭和14 1939. Colour printed folding map 78 X 109cm minor damage original envelope 27.5 x 20cm. Very good copy. This map offers comprehensive information on northern China Manchuria the Soviet Union and Hokkaido including Kuril Islands under the Japanese control. It also includes the Jewish Autonomous State which existed in the late 1930s. The inset map provides detailed information on the border area of Japan Manchuria and the Soviet Union. Legends include national borders railways major cities iron mines and oil wells. <br> <br>Published in 1939 this map is an expression of the tension Japan felt in its relationship with the Soviet Union. At the time the Soviet Union was seen as the mighty threat to the lying just north of Manchuria and Japan . . 伊林書店. [Ibayashi Shoten]. unknown
1419160524Tokyo.: 大日本帝國陸地測量部. 昭和14 1939. Large colour folding Japanese WWII map. Scale 1:5000000 featuring Japan Korea Taiwan Karafuto Eastern China parts of French Indochina and the Northern Philippines US colony in detail. Legend includes territorial boundaries national and regional and shows some borders as unclear i.e. Taiwan and bordering region along Northeast China the Soviet Union and Mongolia air routes submarine communication cables linking major costal cities i.e. Hong Kong Xiamen Shanghai Nagasaki etc. airports radio stations mining fields and more. A small chart shows the names of mountains rivers and lakes also included adjacent to legend. Some small holes at folds creases and some minor loss edges generally very good. Text in Japanese. 109 x 77.8cm. . 大日本帝國陸地測量部. unknown
1419163423東京日日新聞社. Showa 14 19391939. Title on map :東京中心の健康地案内鳥瞰圖. Tōkyō chūshin no kenkōchi annai chōkanzu. <br>Colour map of region around Tokyo with inset map in lower right corner. Few closed tears along central fold larger tear repaired small holes at folds a little light browning. Measures 19.5 cm x 9.5 cm when folded and 38.7 cm x 54 cm when open. Bird's eye view map of the region around Tokyo showing places where the residents of the city can go for healthy one two or three day trips. The map published by the Tokyo Nichi Nichi Newspaper in 1939 highlights hot springs golf courses beaches parks fishing areas mountains shrines and ski areas. The mark ハ indicates hiking courses. On the reverse side the distance to each resort area the way to get there and the costs are detailed. Users of the map area are warned that the areas circled in red around the mouth of Tokyo Bay is a military area where photos cannot be taken without permission. Even with the rising tides of war in 1939 city people were clearly still looking for ways to escape the noise and dust of the city for health-giving recreation. . 東京日日新聞社. unknown