COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL15070845
Reference Number:
Japanese 112
Image Title:
Front Cover: Ezo higashikita no shima
Alternative Image Title:
Island of Etorofu
Parent Work Title:
[Covers to] Ezo higashikita no shima
Date Created:
[date not identified]
Page/Sheet:
Front Cover
Image Sequence Number:
003
Description:
Front Cover: Map of Etorofu; orange patterned paper and flexible cover board; mounted cover title in Japanese, black text on blue-grey label; At the base of the bookplate in pencil is the notation: "Etorofu" in English black text on white label Library's call no.: Japanese 112.
Keyword:
Japan, Japanese, Island, Edo period, Tokugawa period, Kyoto, Tokyo, Corea, Korea, war, cover
Language Code:
jpn
Language Name:
Japanese
Subject:
Early maps--Japan
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Bindings
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
Japan
Style Period:
Edo Period
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
Japan: Kuril Islands: Etorofu
Item Height:
210mm
Item Width:
134mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
References:
Kornicki, Peter F. "THE JAPANESE COLLECTION IN THE BIBLIOTHECA-LINDESIANA." Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester 75.2 (1993): 209. Seokwoo Lee, Towards a Framework for the Resolution of the Territorial Dispute over the Kurile Islands, 3.6 Boundary and Territory Briefing . IBRU (2001)
Notes:
Ongoing territorial dispute between Russia and Japan centres around the Kurile Islands, which are composed of three main islands, Etorofu, Kunashiri and Shikotan. In Russia, Etorofu is known as ‘Iturup’.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2015-07-22
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Educational Notes:
Japanese Maps Project
Academic Project Lead:
Erica Baffelli
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2015-09
