No publication details. [Late Edo?]. Attractive Japanese colour woodblock world map taped at corners to paper matt. Scale not given. Compass pointing to north lower right corner. A little minor insect damage and light staining left margin otherwise very good. 18.7 x 23.5cm. Japanese world map showing Asia, Europe, Africa..... More

Meiji 8 [1875]. Hand coloured engraved Japanese map of the world, colourful border of maritime flags. Folding map, cloth upper cover. Worn with some small holes at folds, repaired tear lower left with a little tiny loss margin, small browning and light marking, neat note in Japanese lower margin. 35..... More

東京.[Tokyo]. 須原屋茂兵衛 [Suharaya Mohei] and 須原屋伊八 [Suharaya Ihachi]. 明治4 [1871]. Hand coloured copper engraved Japanese world map on the Mercator projection, folds into original cloth covered card covers with title label, scale not given but supplemented by latitude and longitude. Upper section: a world map; lower section: explanatory notes, legend..... More

東京.[Tokyo]. 須原屋茂兵衛 [Suharaya Mohei] and 須原屋伊八 [Suharaya Ihachi]. 明治4 [1871]. Hand coloured copper engraved Japanese world map on the Mercator projection, folded, missing original cloth covered card covers, scale not given but supplemented by latitude and longitude. Upper section: a world map; lower section: explanatory notes, legend and publication details..... More

No place of publication. 夢霞樓.[Monkarō ]. 弘化1 [1844]. Japanese 19th century world map presented as a handscroll housed in Japanese wood box, coloured, copperplate, a calligraphy style preface by 大槻崇 [Ōtsuki Takashi] with chop, to the right of the map dated 天保15 (1844). Paper speckled with silver with gold speckling..... More

Circa Late Edo Period1850. Revised edition. Japanese coloured woodblock map of the world, folds into paper covers with title label on upper cover. Few tiny holes, paper covers little worn and marked. 32.2 x 43.9 cm. An oval shaped projection map with latitude and longitude, scale not given, includes text..... More

No place of publication. No details of publisher. 嘉永6 [1853]. Very striking Japanese hand coloured woodblock world map, folds into original considerably worn paper covered boards, lower cover torn with split on edge showing the board inside, title label on upper board worn with loss. Some areas along folds strengthened..... More

Edo. 萬屋兵四郎. [Yorozuya Heishirō]. 文久1 [1862]. Large hand coloured copper engraved Japanese world map on the Mercator projection, folds into original wood covers with original paper title label. Some worming neatly repaired with Japanese paper, light damp staining along margin, light occasional browning, boards a trifle worn and insect damaged..... More

[江戸].[Edo]. 高木耕藏 [Takagi Kōzō]. 嘉永5 [1852]. Japanese 19th century woodblock world map in colour, folded, original board covers with modern reproduced title piece tipped in. A world map on left side, two blocks of text adjoin the right side. Upper right section: a preface by 北海半嶋漁人 [Hokkai Hantō Ryōjin] and..... More