COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL15120036
Reference Number:
Japanese 211
Image Title:
Front Cover: Tōkaidō bunken no zu
Alternative Image Title:
Tōkaidō bungen no zu
Alternative Image Title:
"Atlas of Tokaido”
Translated Image Title:
Measured map of the Tōkaidō Highway
Parent Work Title:
(Covers to] Tōkaidō bungen no zu, v.4, Genroku 3 [1690]
Creator:
Doin, Ochikochi, approximately 1628-1700
Creator Role:
Cartographer
Creator:
Moronobu, Hishikawa, 1618-1694
Creator Role:
Artist
Date Created:
[1690]
Publication Details:
Edo Shin-izumi-machi : Hangiya Shichirobêi
Page/Sheet:
Front Cover
Scale:
1:12,000
Image Sequence Number:
001
Description:
Front Cover: Map of the Tokaido road; dark blue paper, flexible cover board; mounted cover title same as map; in Japanese, text black on white labels; one with Library's call no.: Japanese 211.
Keyword:
Edo period; Tokugawa period;
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:
17th Century CE
Places Covered:
Japan: Tokyo
Places Covered:
Japan: Kyoto
Item Height:
268 mm
Item Width:
148 mm
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
References:
Hasegawa, K. "Road atlases in early modern Japan and Britain." Geographic-al Studies & Japan, Japan Library (1993): 15-24
Notes:
The digitisation of this map has been generously funded by the Japan Foundation.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2015-12-08
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Academic Project Lead:
Erica Baffelli
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2015-12-18
Educational Notes:
Japanese Maps Project - Part II
