COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL15070874
Reference Number:
Mills D160
Image Title:
The empire of Japan divided into seven principle parts and subdivided into Sixty Six Kingdoms.
Parent Work Title:
The empire of Japan divided into seven principle parts and subdivided into Sixty Six Kingdoms; with the kingdom of Corea from Kempfer and the Portuguese.
Creator:
Whittle, James, -1818
Creator Role:
Engraver
Creator:
Laurie, Robert, 1755-1836
Creator Role:
Publisher
Date Created:
1794
Publication Details:
London : Laurie & Whittle
Page/Sheet:
Single sheet
Scale:
ca. 1:3,000,000
Description:
Large map printed and published by Robert Laurie and James Whittle. Japan was mapped based on geographical information collected from Engelbert Kempfer and the Portuguese Jesuit missionaries, while they used Royaume de Corée by J.B.B. D’Anville, French geographer, to map Korea. In their Map of the Empire of Japan, they placed “COREAN SEA” in the middle of the East Sea.
Keyword:
Japan, Japanese, Island, Edo period, Tokugawa period, Kyoto, Tokyo, Corea, Korea, war, cover
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language Name:
English
Category of Material:
Printed
Technique Used:
Copper engraving
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Greater London: London
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
Places Covered:
Japan
Places Covered:
Korea
Item Height:
510mm
Item Width:
720mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Mills, Dudley Acland, Colonel, 1859-1938, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
References:
Tongbuga Yŏksa Chaedan. East Sea and Dokdo in old maps. Sŏul-si : Tongbuga Yŏksa Chaedan, 2010
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
