[Newly Translated Detailed Map of the World's Seas and Lands].

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Good. Original fold lines visible, especially central fold line. Slight discoloration and loss along edges and at fold intersections. Size 34.5 x 50.5 Inches. This is a very rare 1892 world map on a Mercator Projection by Aoki Tsunesabur?, one of the most prominent publishers of books and maps dealing with foreign knowledge during the Meiji period. The map reflects the increasing development and dissemination of open-ocean navigational knowledge and interest in the latest geographical discoveries in Meiji Era Japan. A Closer Look The use of a Mercator Projection, along with the conspicuous presentation of ocean currents and their directions, suggest that this map was designed to highlight navigational as well as geographic knowledge. The meticulous documentation of small islands, such as South Georgia Island in the southern Atlantic Ocean, as well as new discoveries in the Arctic, also suggests this interpretation. A brief legend indicates capitals and major cities, mountains, roads, shipping lines, railways, and a special dotted line for the Siberian Railway, which had recently begun construction. Color-coding is used to distinguish continents, while territories of the British Empire are specially designated in pink, indicating that Aoki's source map was likely British in origin. A line beginning above Alaska and tracing over to Greenland shows an 1853 voyage led by Captain Cleur or Couleur (?????????); it is unclear what expedition this refers to, but most likely, it is a misdating of the McClure Expedition of 1850, which followed a similar route. The Meiji Era in Japan The Meiji Era was a period of tremendous change in Japan, as new ideas, technologies, and fashions from abroad were sought out and adopted with incredible rapidity. This was equally true in the publishing and mapmaking industries, as Western-style cartographic standards, lithographic printing, and imported inks were combined with Ukiyo-e color traditions and aesthetic values. Aoki was one of the most successful publishers to emerge from this milieu, producing maps and books relating to foreign knowledge and technologies on a mass scale, selling them to a public hungry for such information in his own shops. Publication History and Census This map was printed by Aoki Tsunesabur? (?????) and his firm Aoki Su?zando? (?????). It was printed on January 16, 1892 (Meiji 25) and published three days later, on January 19. This is the only known example of the 1892 edition of this map. An 1894 edition is held by the National Diet Library (NDL) and the University of California, Berkeley, while the NDL also holds an 1896 edition. The National Archives of Japan holds an edition not dated in its catalog. The map in any of its editions has no known history on the market. The map's title suggests that it is based on a foreign-language original, likely British, but the source map is not indicated or known. References: OCLC 910098541.

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Titolo
[Newly Translated Detailed Map of the World's Seas and Lands].
Autore
1892 Aoki Tsunesabur? Map of the World
Anno di pubblicazione
1892
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WORLD-MAPS

Geographicus Rare Antique Maps

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