Subject: Japan
Period: 1740 (circa)
Publication: French edition of The History of Japan
Color: Hand Color
Size:
14.7 x 12 inches
37.3 x 30.5 cm
This map describes the third part of the route from the Desima trading post at Nagasaki to the shogun in Edo. It covers the sea route from Kurishima to Osaka. This journey was embarked upon once a year by the ambassadors of the Dutch East India Company, and was the only opportunity for foreigners to travel in Japan during this period. The title is in both French and Dutch, (French title: "Carte de la Route depuis Khurissima jusqu' a Osacca").
References: Walter #104C.
Condition: A
Issued folding, now flattened. The binding trim in the right margin has been extended to better accommodate framing.