Detail View: Maps Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL15070874
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Reference Number:
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Mills D160
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Image Title:
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The empire of Japan divided into seven principle parts and subdivided into Sixty Six Kingdoms.
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Parent Work Title:
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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.
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Creator:
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Whittle, James, -1818
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Creator Role:
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Engraver
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Creator:
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Laurie, Robert, 1755-1836
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Creator Role:
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Publisher
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Date Created:
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1794
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Publication Details:
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London : Laurie & Whittle
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Page/Sheet:
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Single sheet
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Scale:
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ca. 1:3,000,000
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Description:
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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.
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Keyword:
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Japan, Japanese, Island, Edo period, Tokugawa period, Kyoto, Tokyo, Corea, Korea, war, cover
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Language Name:
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English
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Category of Material:
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Printed
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Technique Used:
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Copper engraving
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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England: Greater London: London
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Time Period Covered:
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18th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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Japan
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Places Covered:
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Korea
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Item Height:
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510mm
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Item Width:
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720mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Mills, Dudley Acland, Colonel, 1859-1938, former owner
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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References:
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Tongbuga Yŏksa Chaedan. East Sea and Dokdo in old maps. Sŏul-si : Tongbuga Yŏksa Chaedan, 2010
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2015-07-22
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Educational Notes:
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Japanese Maps Project
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Academic Project Lead:
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Erica Baffelli
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2015-09
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