A map of Japan from the Imperial Atlas’

By WELLER, Edward, 1880 
£150

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: 385 by 290mm. (15.25 by 11.5 inches).
  • Inventory reference: 15838

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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