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Afbeeldinge vant Maghtich Keyserlyck Casteel Osacca geleegen int groot Ryck Jappan besuyden de Stadt Osacca inde provinsie Qioo Chateau d’Osacca situe dans Province de Quio
- Author: AA, Pieter van der
- Publication place: [Leiden
- Publisher: Pieter van der Aa
- Publication date: 1728].
- Physical description: Engraved view.
- Dimensions: 315 by 368mm. (12.5 by 14.5 inches).
- Inventory reference: 15903
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A view of Osaka castle from Pieter van der Aa’s ‘La Galerie Agreable du Monde’, 1728.
Osaka Castle is one of Japan’s most famous landmarks and it played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi-Momoyama period.
At the centre of the print is the main tower of Osaka Castle, situated on a plot of land roughly one square kilometre. It is built on two raised platforms of landfill supported by sheer walls of cut rock, using a technique called Burdock piling, each overlooking a moat. The central castle building is five stories on the outside and eight stories on the inside, and built atop a tall stone foundation to protect the inhabitants.
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AA, Pieter van der 1659 - 1733
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