[MURAKAMI KANBEI (KYOTO)] 村上勘兵衛; [SUHARAYA MOHEI (EDO)] 須原屋茂兵衛; [KAWACHIYA KIHEI (OSAKA)] 河内屋喜兵衛.

銅鐫大日本國細圖. 東国之部. 上. [Dōsen Dainihonkoku saizu. Tōgokunobu. Jō].<BR> [Copperplate Printed Detailed Atlas of Great Japan: Section of Eastern Japan Part 1].

京都. [Kyoto]. 村上勘兵衛. [Murakami Kanbei]. Genji 2 [ 1864]. Stock ID #219844

Maps, 16.5 x 21.5cm, 47pp, accordion style binding, previous owner's chop, worm holes lower edge or corners of many leaves and more centrally on 10 leaves, cloth on boards torn with loss particularly on lower cover. Sold as a collection of delicately engraved maps.

Even though the printed title label on the upper cover states that this volume covers the eastern provinces, it in fact includes both eastern and western regions of Japan, extending to Shikoku, Kyushu, Tsushima, and the Okinawa Islands. The atlas opens with general maps of Japan and the world. Each delicately executed black and white map depicts towns, transport routes, and the principal topographical features, including mountain ranges.

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Price: $250.00 AU

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