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Old Maps Collection
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Old Maps Collection
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Barcode:
3687800354474G
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Title:
Map of the islands of Japan and the closest coasts of China
title
Map of the islands of Japan and the closest coasts of China
Title
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Original Title:
Carte des Isles du Japon et des costes de la Chine les plus voisines : avec les terres qui en sont au Nord découvertes et soumises par les Russiens sous le nom de Pays de Kamtschatka dont on ne connoissoit anciennement que la partie la plus proche du Japon appelle Terre de Jesso dressée sur des relations particulieres et les memoires les plus recens
full_title
Carte des Isles du Japon et des costes de la Chine les plus voisines : avec les terres qui en sont au Nord découvertes et soumises par les Russiens sous le nom de Pays de Kamtschatka dont on ne connoissoit anciennement que la partie la plus proche du Japon appelle Terre de Jesso dressée sur des relations particulieres et les memoires les plus recens
Original Title
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Contributor:
Bellin, Jacques-Nicolas, 1703-1772, cartographer
contributor
Bellin, Jacques-Nicolas, 1703-1772, cartographer
Contributor
false
Contributor:
Dheulland, Guillaume, d. ca. 1770, engraver
contributor
Dheulland, Guillaume, d. ca. 1770, engraver
Contributor
false
Category:
Atlas
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Atlas
Category
false
Type:
Printed
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Printed
Type
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Language:
French
language
French
Language
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Create Year:
1735
date
1735
Create Year
false
Page No.:
254
description
254
Page No.
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Scale:
[ca. 1:17,000,000].
scale
[ca. 1:17,000,000].
Scale
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Physical Map Dimension (cm):
32 x 28 cm, on sheet 43 x 37 cm
obj_height_cm
32 x 28 cm, on sheet 43 x 37 cm
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Note:
This map depicts Japan and much of the eastern coast of China, but the focus of the map is the massive Kamchatka Peninsula and the islands northeast of Japan. The long title mentions the discoveries of the Russians, a reference to the recently-completed First Kamchatka Expedition, as well as the mysterious Terre de Jesso. Historically, Eso (Yeco, Jesso, Yedso, Yesso) refers to the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan. It varies on maps from a small island to a near-continent sized mass that stretched from Asia to Alaska. On this particular map Bellin connected not only Hokkaido, but also the Kuril Islands to the Kamchatka Peninsula, a confusion created by the islands of Sakhalin, frequently thought of as a peninsula. Another hypothetical island is also included here, 'Terre de la Compagnie', whose addition to maps stretches back to mid-17th century. In the sixteenth century, the grandson of Vasco de Gama was accused of illegal trading with the Spanish in the East Indies and so fled from Macau to Japan in the later 16th century. He then struck out east, across the Pacific, and supposedly saw lands in the North Pacific. Several voyagers sought out de Gama’s lands, including the Dutchman Maarten Gerritszoon Vries in 1643 who sighted the islands Compagnies Land along with Staten Land. He named the island for the Dutch States General (Staten Land) and for the Dutch East India Company (VOC) (Compagnies, or Company’s Land). In reality, he had re-discovered two of the Kuril Islands. However, other mapmakers latched onto Compagnies Land in particular, enlarging and merging it with Yesso. In this map Bellin includes both the Staten Land (I des Etats) and Compagnies Land (Terre de la Compagnie), separated from Kamchatka/Yesso by the Strait of Uries. The First Kamchatka Expedition was Russia’s first scientific exploratory voyage when Peter I ordered the expedition to verify if there was a strait between Asia and America in 1724. The route shown here is not an exact representation of the ships’ voyage, but this is because the French were not privy to extensive information about the voyage. The Russians were keeping the information clandestine, as much as possible, until they completed a Second Kamchatka Expedition. This is an early representation of the expedition’s findings and an intriguing configuration of the North Pacific, which was of increasing interest to Europe in the mid-18th century. Bellin has included many notes, most are ethnographic annotations that discuss indigenous peoples’ relation to the Russians and whether or not they are tributaries of the Russians. A note in the long Kamchatka peninsula reads, “Les Kurilski qu on croit Colonies du Japon connus sous le nom de Terre de Jeso.” which means “The Kurils are believed to be colonies of Japan known by the name Terre de Jeso.” Political subdivisions are marked with dotted lines, while towns and cities are indicated with building symbols.
note
This map depicts Japan and much of the eastern coast of China, but the focus of the map is the massive Kamchatka Peninsula and the islands northeast of Japan. The long title mentions the discoveries of the Russians, a reference to the recently-completed First Kamchatka Expedition, as well as the mysterious Terre de Jesso. Historically, Eso (Yeco, Jesso, Yedso, Yesso) refers to the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan. It varies on maps from a small island to a near-continent sized mass that stretched from Asia to Alaska. On this particular map Bellin connected not only Hokkaido, but also the Kuril Islands to the Kamchatka Peninsula, a confusion created by the islands of Sakhalin, frequently thought of as a peninsula. Another hypothetical island is also included here, 'Terre de la Compagnie', whose addition to maps stretches back to mid-17th century. In the sixteenth century, the grandson of Vasco de Gama was accused of illegal trading with the Spanish in the East Indies and so fled from Macau to Japan in the later 16th century. He then struck out east, across the Pacific, and supposedly saw lands in the North Pacific. Several voyagers sought out de Gama’s lands, including the Dutchman Maarten Gerritszoon Vries in 1643 who sighted the islands Compagnies Land along with Staten Land. He named the island for the Dutch States General (Staten Land) and for the Dutch East India Company (VOC) (Compagnies, or Company’s Land). In reality, he had re-discovered two of the Kuril Islands. However, other mapmakers latched onto Compagnies Land in particular, enlarging and merging it with Yesso. In this map Bellin includes both the Staten Land (I des Etats) and Compagnies Land (Terre de la Compagnie), separated from Kamchatka/Yesso by the Strait of Uries. The First Kamchatka Expedition was Russia’s first scientific exploratory voyage when Peter I ordered the expedition to verify if there was a strait between Asia and America in 1724. The route shown here is not an exact representation of the ships’ voyage, but this is because the French were not privy to extensive information about the voyage. The Russians were keeping the information clandestine, as much as possible, until they completed a Second Kamchatka Expedition. This is an early representation of the expedition’s findings and an intriguing configuration of the North Pacific, which was of increasing interest to Europe in the mid-18th century. Bellin has included many notes, most are ethnographic annotations that discuss indigenous peoples’ relation to the Russians and whether or not they are tributaries of the Russians. A note in the long Kamchatka peninsula reads, “Les Kurilski qu on croit Colonies du Japon connus sous le nom de Terre de Jeso.” which means “The Kurils are believed to be colonies of Japan known by the name Terre de Jeso.” Political subdivisions are marked with dotted lines, while towns and cities are indicated with building symbols.
Note
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Note:
Original is a copperplate printed map, 38 x 32 cm.
note
Original is a copperplate printed map, 38 x 32 cm.
Note
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Note:
Title inside phytomorphic cartouche on the right bottom corner of the map.
note
Title inside phytomorphic cartouche on the right bottom corner of the map.
Note
false
Note:
Underneath the cartouche: "Dheulland sculp."
note
Underneath the cartouche: "Dheulland sculp."
Note
false
Note:
Four scale lines in black and white interchangeably.
note
Four scale lines in black and white interchangeably.
Note
false
Note:
Relief shown pictorially.
note
Relief shown pictorially.
Note
false
Note:
Map with graticule.
note
Map with graticule.
Note
false
Note:
The four borders of the map with latitude and longitude lines.
note
The four borders of the map with latitude and longitude lines.
Note
false
Note:
Tropic of Cancer and Polar Circle in double fillet.
note
Tropic of Cancer and Polar Circle in double fillet.
Note
false
Note:
Map outlined in double fillet.
note
Map outlined in double fillet.
Note
false
Note:
Macao in Asia maps.
note
Macao in Asia maps.
Note
false
Reference:
Mapping Japan : The Jason C. Hubbard Collection, Part One, p. 167
reference
Mapping Japan : The Jason C. Hubbard Collection, Part One, p. 167
Reference
false
Reference:
Wroth, L.C. The Early Cartography of the Pacific, In The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 38, no. 2 (1944): 87-268
reference
Wroth, L.C. The Early Cartography of the Pacific, In The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 38, no. 2 (1944): 87-268
Reference
false
Reference:
Suarez, T. Early Mapping of the Pacific
reference
Suarez, T. Early Mapping of the Pacific
Reference
false
Reference:
Brooke-Hitching, E. The Phantom Atlas: The Greatest Myths, Lies and Blunders on Maps
reference
Brooke-Hitching, E. The Phantom Atlas: The Greatest Myths, Lies and Blunders on Maps
Reference
false
Subject:
Atlas
subject
Atlas
Subject
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Geographic Area:
Japan
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Japan
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Korea
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Korea
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
China
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China
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Taiwan
geographic_area
Taiwan
Geographic Area
false
Relation Note:
T. 2. 4.º P. 254 et in 12. T.6. P. 1.ere
relation
T. 2. 4.º P. 254 et in 12. T.6. P. 1.ere
Relation Note
false
Pub Title:
Histoire et description générale du Japon
pub_title
Histoire et description générale du Japon
Pub Title
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Pub Author:
Charlevoix, Pierre-François-Xavier de, 1682-1761
pub_author
Charlevoix, Pierre-François-Xavier de, 1682-1761
Pub Author
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Pub Year:
1736
pub_year
1736
Pub Year
false
Pub location:
A Paris
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A Paris
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false
Provenance:
Archives Nationales de France
source
Archives Nationales de France
Provenance
false
Provenance:
source
https://www.siv.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr/siv/IR/FRAN_IR_050187
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Provenance Call No.:
NN/169/15
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NN/169/15
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