Japan.
Glasgow, Edinburgh & London,
Blackie & Son,
[c1860].
Engraved map printed in colours, inset of Yeddo Bay (Tokyo).
370 by 275mm (14.5 by 10.75 inches).
15829
notes:
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. ...
bibliography:
State 3 inset of Yeddo Bay added, and reference of divisions above title.
provenance:
Cary’s rare wall maps of the world and four continents
Rare fan map in original colour
Kitchin’s separately issued chart of the North Sea
Jefferys’s edition of Saxton’s Atlas of England and Wales 


