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| Keywords: 1847 Japanese Edo Period Woodblock Map of the Izu Islands (Tokyo or Edo) - Geographicus - IsuIslands-japanese-1730.jpg An extraordinary find this is a c 1847 Tokugawa Period Japanese woodblock nautical chart of the Izu Islands 20234; 35910; 35576; 23798; Izu-shoto Oriented to the East this map covers from Chiba Kanagawa and Sagami Bay southwards as far as Miyake and Mikurajima Islands Traditionally referred to as the Izu Seven 20234; 35910; 19971; 23798; Izu Shichito the Izu Islands are officially part of modern day Tokyo Though many are uninhabited nature preserves some of the Ize Islands host large town and villages This map notes the locations of various shrines towns rivers temples and identifies local production specialties With minimal inland detail this map can best be interpreted as a traditional Japanese nautical chart Notes nautical routes and many offshore features including dangerous reefs and shoals Though undated the latest information on this map dates to 1847 and the whole is stylistically consistent with our advertised date of c 1847 circa 1847 undated Size in 41 5 30 object history credit line accession number IsuIslands-japanese-1730 Geographicus-source PD-art 1847 maps Old maps of Japan Maps in Japanese Old nautical charts Izu Islands | ||||
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