Subject: Japan, Atlas
Period: 1869 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
4.4 x 6.8 inches
11.2 x 17.3 cm
This small Japanese atlas features 21 double-page maps, including a folding map that extends to show Hokkaido and the Kuril Islands. The maps depict Japan and Korea at different time periods, ending with a modern map of Japan that shows Hokkaido shortly after it was annexed by Japan. The folding map also shows the Kuril Islands, which have long been under a territorial dispute between Japan and Russia. Includes 48 pages of text. Bound in cloth-wrapped soft covers.
References:
Condition: A
Minor soiling on the maps and text. The covers are lightly soiled and worn, and the original ribbon closure is lacking.
