Akitaya Naniwa's World Map. Japanese wood-block print. Made c. 1785.
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| Date: | 1785? |
| Author: | Nagakubo Sekisui |
| Dwnld: | Full Size (13.5mb) |
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This map isn't part of any series, but we have other non-Western maps that you might want to check out.
Nagakubo Sekisui's 1785 reproduction of Matteo Ricci's Mundi from 1602.
This is a pretty interesting read on Japan, maps, and Ricci: http://www.tofugu.com/2011/04/07/japanese-cartography/
Nice. I learned a lot from that. My understanding of non-Western cartography is next to nil, so I had (and still have) quite a bit to learn.
Real cool. Thanks for sharing.