A map of Japan from the 'Imperial Atlas'
By WELLER, Edward , 1860
£150
BUY

Japan.

Asia Japan
  • Author: WELLER, Edward
  • Publication place: Glasgow, Edinburgh & London
  • Publisher: Blackie & Son
  • Publication date: c1860
  • Physical description: Engraved map printed in colours, inset of Yeddo Bay (Tokyo).
  • Dimensions: 370 by 275mm (14.5 by 10.75 inches).
  • Inventory reference: 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.

Bibliography

  1. State 3 inset of Yeddo Bay added, and reference of divisions above title.
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