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A map of Japan from the ‘Imperial Atlas’
Japan.
Glasgow, Edinburgh & London,
Blackie & Son,
[c1860].
Engraved map printed in colours, inset of Yeddo Bay (Tokyo).
15838
A map of Japan, from the 'Imperial Atlas'. A table below the scale bar provides the English translation of Japanese geographical terms.
Blackie and Son was a publishing house based in Glasgow and London from 1890 to 1991. The 'Imperial Atlas' was a political atlas published in multiple editions.
Edward Weller (1819-1884) was a British engraver and cartographer, and pioneered the production of lithographed maps.
Blackie and Son was a publishing house based in Glasgow and London from 1890 to 1991. The 'Imperial Atlas' was a political atlas published in multiple editions.
Edward Weller (1819-1884) was a British engraver and cartographer, and pioneered the production of lithographed maps.
State 3 inset of Yeddo Bay added, and reference of divisions above title.
