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1955172003Washington D.C.: 国務省. Kokumishō. No date. circa1955. Large folding Japanese coloured map of the United States with 3 inset maps at foot of map showing main railways air and highway routes and hemispheres at the top right. Some browning mainly visible on reverse still a good copy. 66 x 81cm. An intricate and detailed pictorial map of the United States published in Japanese by the US State Department. The same type of map had been published since 1945 in English and subsequently in other languages. The Japanese language map is hard to find. The map is undated but was probably produced in the 1950's. The images include depictions of women board riders in two piece swimsuits of the sort popular in the 1950s but the inset text lists Alaska and Hawaii as external territories of the US indicating that the map was produced before they attained statehood in 1959. <br> <br>An inset panel provides information on the area and population of the US the population of major American cities mineral and other resources climate and topography. A note at the bottom right hand corner of the map states that copies of the map can be obtained free of charge from your nearest US Information Office. <br> <br>Every region of the country is decorated with an illustration of the natural resources industries or cultural or historical resources associated with that particular place. These include images of early colonial settlers the birthplaces of Mark Twain and Woodrow Wilson Booker T. Washington's house and Abraham Lincoln's grave; images of major dams oil fields coal mines cotton plantations etc. various animals and crops and images of ships cars and public buildings including the Statue of Liberty located rather oddly far out at sea. . 国務省. [Kokumishō]. unknown
1703176390Amsterdam. circa1703. Engraved map on watermarked laid paper 16.5 x 26.5 cm plate-mark 26 x 42 cm sheet key in German inset detail of grave sites on the island of "Rhenee" Rineia and Apollonian relics lower corner creased and with a sealed tear to the verso no loss in very good condition. Fine engraving with large margins of the Greek island of Delos of great significance to classical antiquity and the mythological birthplace of the Greek deities Artemis and Apollo. . unknown
19671632381967. Vintage transportation black and white map of Hangzhou folded no scale a legend lower right corner shows bus/trolleybus routes and terminals. The map covers the old city of Hangzhou from the north side of the city 杭三中"Hangzhou No.3 High School" to the south side 钱江大桥 "Qiantang River Bridge". The West Lake is featured in the centre with its famous tourist spot 三潭映月 "Three Pools Mirroring the Moon" indicated. Bus/trolleybus routes connects schools hospitals municipal government departments cinemas department stores tourist spots around the West Lake etc are all shown on this map. <br> <br>Stained in the central section light wear along folds and edges otherwise good. Text in Chinese. Sheet measures 39.1 x 24.8cm The headline Chinese text in the box along the top of the map reproduces one of the highest directives from Mao's Quotations: "You must pay attention to state affairs and carry the great proletarian cultural revolution through to the end!" . unknown
1958171563Beijing.: 地图出版社. Di tu chu ban she. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. 1958. Large Chinese coloured educational map folded. Scale 1:2000000 legend lower left corner showing the military advance of two peasant insurgent groups Lulin and Chimei's march towards the capital city Chang'an now Xi'an in 17 AD. In original worn paper wrapper map in very good condition. Text in traditional Chinese. Map measures 77 x 105.2cm. 王匡 Wang Kuang and 王凤 Wang Feng founded the Lulin Army in the region of modern Hubei Province. 樊崇 Fan Chong lead the Chimei also known as Red Eyebrows Army in the northern parts of modern Shandong Province. . 地图出版社. [Di tu chu ban she]. unknown
169329東京. Tokyo.: 九段書房.Kudan shobo. 大正十四 1925. Coloured folding Japanese map showing the military strength of Japan the United States and the United Kingdom in the Pacific original pictorial envelope scale not given. Some small holes at folds occasional light foxing a prior owner's signature on reverse minor wear envelope. Very good copy in like envelope. Map measures 54.4 x 78.8cm. The explanatory text in Japanese printed on the reverse in blue summarises the colonial possessions of the US and the UK as well as providing a comparison between the land size naval presence natural resources immigration issues and maritime transport capacities of Japan the United States and the United Kingdom. Legend indicates national regional provincial territorial boundaries canals undersea cables airline routes metropolitans capital cities mining fields hot springs ancient battle fields major trade ports Japanese embassies and consular offices. A large area marked 日本委任统治 "South Pacific Mandate" highlighted in a box is adjacent to Australian occupied Papua New Guinea. . 九段書房.[Kudan shobo]. unknown
1910174839New York. circa1910. Printed colour map 29 x 25 cm with inset map of the Eastern Part of India colour key reference key to the ruling divisions current and projected railways and telegraphs also shown central fold slight toning; in very good condition. Interesting map shaded by Divisions: the Presidencies of Bengal Madras Bombay Ceylon "Native States under British Protection" and "Independent States" Nepal and Bhutan. . unknown
1910174841London. circa1910. Printed colour map on conjoined pages 22.3 x 33.7 railways submarine cables and heights above sea level marked faded but in very good condition. Map showing the ruling divisions by shading borders with Burma and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands also shown. . unknown
1940211089Bombay.: Joshi & Co. circa1940. Colour lithographic map 66 x 50 cms; 81.x 68.5 cms sheet two inset maps and on the verso a full sheet "Relief Map of India" original folds with fold splits archivally strengthened several city names have been neatly underlined “Agartala” inked in the margin overall in good condition. Scarce Bombay-published map of the pre-Partition Indian sub-continent with two small inset maps one showing roads around Karachi and the other Burma. Through Routes Other Main Roads and Motorable Roads Subject to Weather are marked. The "Relief Map of India" on the verso includes Railway Lines Canals Steamer Routes Rivers Air Routes Navigable Canals and Broadcasting Stations. . Joshi & Co. unknown
1859189711Calcutta.: Surveyor Generals Office. 1870. Reissue of 1859 edition. Lithographed map 57.2 x 93 cms; 61.1 x 96 cms sheet original folds old paper repairs to the verso and a sealed marginal tear central folds archivally strengthened some toning to the folds and creasing but the map in remarkably good clean condition. Impressive large Calcutta printing from the Survey of India showing Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh and surrounding states with extremely detailed delineation of settlements roads railways rivers and major points of interest the Taj Mahal is highlighted. . Surveyor Generals Office. unknown
1960178269Circa1960. Folding colour tourist map of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh province two inset maps of India and a gude map of Sarnath legend and key select Ghats shown railways "western style" and "Indian style" hotels marked in very good condition. 42.9 x 33.1 cm. . unknown
1860184035London.: Weekly Dispatch Atlas. circa1860. Map with outline handcolour 31.3 x 43.3; 33.3 x 48.7 cms sheet 12 x 17 inches small marginal bloom not affecting the map in very good condition. Detailed mapping of these two island groups by Edward Weller 1819–1884 from the ‘Weekly Dispatch Atlas’ an atlas published in monthly instalments from 1855 for subscribers to the long running newspaper. Weller was a pioneer in lithography and was sought after for his skill in producing detailed and accurate maps. . Weekly Dispatch Atlas. unknown
1945200411Washington D.C.: Army Map Service. First edition - revised AMS4. 1945. Army survey map printed in colour 36.7 x 36.7 cm; 58 x 48 cm sheet conversion graph glossary and administrative index to the inner margin; scale three column legend index to adjoining sheets and notes re grid references and mean declination to the foot; sheet toned a very few edge tears the map in very good condition. Wartime map produced by the US Army Map Service AMS who formed in 1942 and were at the forefront of military mapping campaigns during WWII and the post-war years. The very detailed map shows residency and administrative boundaries transportation ground and water features vegetation cultivation ruins religious sites "Graves; Chinese native" and "Cemetery; heathen Christian" walls hedges populated places built-up areas and buildings with those of iron stone wood and bamboo differentiated by colour; fishponds plantations and much more. . Army Map Service. unknown
1750177186circa1750. Hand-coloured engraving 19.5 x 35.6 cm 25.5 x 41.6 cm sheet original folds two old paper repairs not affecting the image a trifle toned but in very good condition Attractive bird's-eye view town plan of Makassar in Sulawesi prepared for Abbé Prevost's monumental 'Histoire Générale des Voyages.' . unknown
1937208633大阪朝日新聞社. Osaka Asahi Shinbunsha. Showa 12 1937. 10 colour maps not including insets or sketch maps in text on 12 pages. Handsome world map features as the centre fold colour pictorial paper wrappers. A little light soiling and horizontal crease wrappers. An attractive atlas. 38 x 26.7cm. A large format atlas with six pages of coloured maps showing the nations of the world and five pages of Japanese text. The publication seems to have been produced to celebrate the 1937 world record flight from Tokyo to London by Iinuma Masaaki and Tsugayoshi Kenji in their plane 'Kamikaze' which was sponsored by the Asahi Newspaper. The front cover depicts the plane soaring over a map of the world while the back cover also had a colour image of the 'Kamikaze' with an advertisement for the Oji Paper Company which we are told donated a hundred million yen to support the flight. The name 'Kamikaze" had at that stage not yet taken on the connotations which it acquired during the Pacific War. <br> <br>The maps inside the volume show political boundaries major cities and transport routes. The opening pages show the Japanese Empire including Japan proper Korea Karufuto and Manchukuo with small insets covering Taiwan the Chishima Archipelago and Japan's South Sea mandate. The accompanying text focuses on Japan's newly acquired client state of Manchukuo detailing its area population principle products etc while the map includes graphs illustrating Japan's trade with the world and with Manchukuo. China receives an entry of its own with a map of the Chinese Republic and information on the political situation population trade and infrastructure. The central pages of the volume are taken up with a double-spread map of the world including depictions of the flags of a selection of the world's nations. Other sections of the work cover Asia Europe America Africa and Oceania grouped together. The discussion of Oceania includes a section on Hawaii and some small and improbable depictions of Maori and Indigenous Australians. . 大阪朝日新聞社. [Osaka Asahi Shinbunsha]. unknown
1925174961Constantinople.: The Anglo-American Book & Newsagency. 1925. Printed folding colour map 36 x 49.2 cm street grids for Stambul Pera Galata and Skutari railways and landing places marked small fold splits affecting the margins only now repaired with archival material two small holes at central folds pin-holes to the four corner some age-toning but in very good condition. A scarce map of the historic peninsula soon after the Republic of Turkey was founded and the capital moved to Ankara. Printed for the tourist market this map is a rare survival. . The Anglo-American Book & Newsagency. unknown
183928837Washington 1839. 25th Cong. 3d Sess. H.Rep.322. 167pp disbound. Six folding maps and chart. Several text leaves browned Very Good plus. <br /> <br /> Reviewing proposals and data for a canal route including a memorial from Matthew Carey. <br /> Morrison 5 noting only 3 maps. unknown
1900174875London and New York.: Encyclopedia Britannica. circa1900. Map in three insets after W & AK Johnston engravers with printed outline colour 18.9 x 28.9 cm central fold paper age-toned but in very good condition. Interesting map which first appeared in the ninth edition of Encyclopedia Britannica. . [Encyclopedia Britannica] unknown
1906197908Kobe Japan.: Fuku-In-Kwan. 1906. Printed colour folding map on two conjoined sheets laid down 73.8 x 105 cms foxing on verso not affecting map single pinhole in each corner scant spotting small fold splits no loss a few soft fold creases but in good condition. Very rare striking map of Japan published for the Western market. <br> <br>Created under the direction of Takachika Okishio featuring 10 inset maps: Chishima Kurile Islands Hokushu Hokkaido Ogasawara-Jima Bonin Islands Hachijo-Shima Ioshima Okinawa Saki-Shima Kyushu Saikaido Taiwan Formosa and Eastern Asia. The insets of Taiwan and Kyushu are the largest and centrally positioned. A Glossary and Explanation of Signs is printed at the foot of the map which list Towns Railway Stations Boundaries of Prefectures Notable Places Hot Springs Water-falls rapids Volcanoes Light-Houses Gold Silver and Coal-Oil fields. The Japanese Government Railway series of Travellers' Maps of Japan appear to have been modelled after this design. . Fuku-In-Kwan. unknown
1852185246London.: Cassell Petter & Galpin. circa1852. Map with outline handcolour 42.5 x 30.1 cms; 49.2 x 34.3 cms sheet margins a little toned small corner crase but in very good condition. Very detailed map of the Japanese islands with Sakhalin above and the coast of Manchuria and Korea. . Cassell, Petter & Galpin. unknown
1922215880Edinburgh.: John Bartholomew & Son Ltd. 1922. Large double page map 54.2 x 43 cms map original fold some edge toning and to the fold but in very good condition. Large map prepared as plate 65 for “The Times Survey Atlas of the World” in 1922 and was prepared at the Edinburgh Geographical Institute under the direction of J G Bartholomew. The map shows Japan's territory inclusive of Korea southern Sakhalin and Taiwan. . John Bartholomew & Son Ltd. unknown
1945209335Chicago.: Chicago Daily Tribune. 28 July1945. Colour bird's eye view map 22.4 x 39.3 cms on a newspaper leaf trimmed to a half sheet 29.8 x 41.6 cms including caption slight toning at an old central fold the map in very good condition. <br>Unrelated black and white photographic illustrations on the verso "Pre-flight Trainers used in Chicago to give ground instruction to would-be pilots" and "New rekindled Montauk Light Long Island N.Y." Map published in the Chicago Daily Tribune days before the bombing of Hiroshima on August 61945. <br>"Perspective map of Tokyo bay and contiguous land and sea areas showing Tokyo Yokohama the Yokosuka naval base industrial sections and other features .In this map north is at the right instead of at the top - an expedient adopted to show all of the bay as large as possible in half page space." caption . Chicago Daily Tribune. unknown
1945208877Chicago.: Chicago Daily Tribune. August1945. Printed colour pictorial map on a single newspaper leaf 37 x 52 cms; 43 x 59.5 cms sheet three inset maps archivally laid down on linen very good condition. Full page map published in the "Chicago Daily Tribune" after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki prior to occupation by US and Allied forces in September 1945. "This is a new map of the main islands of Japan where American occupational troops will land and establish their military rule." map text The legend notes "Places bombed by U.S. Air Forces with a red circle" and "Cities bombed by Atomic Bomb" with a red star. The main map shows the Japanese islands of Honshu Shikoku and Kyushu with the Korean peninsula. Inset maps show Hokkaido Formosa and a general map of the area. . Chicago Daily Tribune. unknown
1930206841Kofu.: Onkodo Printing Co. circa1930s. Colour pictorial map 70.2 x 56 cms; 75.5 x 59.5 cms sheet light wear along the inner margin some soft creases from folding short split at center fold; in very good clean condition. An appealing and decorative map of Yamanashi Prefecture which while a process print has the attractive soft look of a lithograph adorned with vignettes of key attractions landmarks such as Mt. Fuji and industry such as silk and wine. The legend lists Railways 'Footing' Roads Hot Springs Hotels and National Parks. A scarce and attractive English language map for the tourist market. . Onkodo Printing Co., unknown
1902174898Leipzig.: Bibliographisches Institut. 1902-1908. Map printed in colour 27.2 x 21.4 cm inset colour key to territorial administration by country inset "western continuation of the main chart" including the Gulf of Tschili and Tsientsin and two insets at the foot of the map to the Kuril and the Ryuku Islands text in Geman central fold slight edge toning but in very good condition. Attractive map text in German prepared for Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon. . Bibliographisches Institut unknown
1572154080Tokyo: 統制社Tosei-sha. 昭和18 Showa1943. Folding colour map of New Zealand with inset of Auckland and Wellington top and bottom corners1:2000000 scale little light browning. Original envelope worn with closed tears. 54 x 76.5cm. Good copy. Scale plan of New Zealand printed by Tosei in 1943. The map legend shows infrastructure deemed important to the Land Survey Bureau of the General Staff Headquaters of the Imperial Japanese army such as boundaries powerlines quarries and mines; railroads sea-routes etc. . 統制社(Tosei-sha) unknown
