COLLECTION NAME:
Old Maps Collection
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Old Maps Collection
Collection
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Barcode:
4687820500284
identifier
4687820500284
Barcode
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Title:
A new and accurate map of the Empire of Japan : laid down from the memoirs of the Portuguese and Dutch, and particularly from the Jesuit missionaries, as publish'd by the Sr. Bellin at Paris, being adjusted by astronomical observat.ns
title
A new and accurate map of the Empire of Japan : laid down from the memoirs of the Portuguese and Dutch, and particularly from the Jesuit missionaries, as publish'd by the Sr. Bellin at Paris, being adjusted by astronomical observat.ns
Title
false
Contributor:
Bowen, Emanuel, ca. 1693-1767, engraver
contributor
Bowen, Emanuel, ca. 1693-1767, engraver
Contributor
false
Category:
General Maps
category
General Maps
Category
false
Type:
Printed
type
Printed
Type
false
Language:
English
language
English
Language
false
Create Year:
[1747]
date
[1747]
Create Year
false
Format:
JPEG 11300 × 9575, 30.4MB
format
JPEG 11300 × 9575, 30.4MB
Format
false
Scale:
[ca. 1:4,600,000] (E 130⁰--E 148⁰/N 42⁰--N 30⁰).
scale
[ca. 1:4,600,000] (E 130⁰--E 148⁰/N 42⁰--N 30⁰).
Scale
false
Physical Map Dimension (cm):
35 x 43 cm, on sheet 43 x 53 cm
obj_height_cm
35 x 43 cm, on sheet 43 x 53 cm
Physical Map Dimension (cm)
false
Note:
Emanuel Bowen was a British engraver and print seller most well-known for his atlases and county maps. He was widely acknowledged for his expertise and was appointed as mapmaker to both George II of England and Louis XV of France. This map of Japan as stated in the title, owes much to that created by Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) for he even copied Bellin's elaborate cartouche, only adjusting the longitude coordinates. The map also extends a bit further south than Bellin's, to include two 'Islands of Liqueio' and another two small islands south of 'Fatsisio I' named 'St. Anthony' and 'S. Roch I.', with a note that they were 'Discovered by the S.r Frandat in the year 1709'. The interior of the archipelago is described in great detail, where are identified Provinces, towns, islands, lakes and mountains. Several legends note the recently discovered islands, colonial details, etc.
note
Emanuel Bowen was a British engraver and print seller most well-known for his atlases and county maps. He was widely acknowledged for his expertise and was appointed as mapmaker to both George II of England and Louis XV of France. This map of Japan as stated in the title, owes much to that created by Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) for he even copied Bellin's elaborate cartouche, only adjusting the longitude coordinates. The map also extends a bit further south than Bellin's, to include two 'Islands of Liqueio' and another two small islands south of 'Fatsisio I' named 'St. Anthony' and 'S. Roch I.', with a note that they were 'Discovered by the S.r Frandat in the year 1709'. The interior of the archipelago is described in great detail, where are identified Provinces, towns, islands, lakes and mountains. Several legends note the recently discovered islands, colonial details, etc.
Note
false
Note:
Original is a printed map watercolored by hand, 34 x 42 cm.
note
Original is a printed map watercolored by hand, 34 x 42 cm.
Note
false
Note:
Decorative title cartouche on the left upper corner of the map sided by a representation of a Japanese man and women, headed by a halo head. There is an 8-point compass rose on the map with a fleur de lis indicating north.
note
Decorative title cartouche on the left upper corner of the map sided by a representation of a Japanese man and women, headed by a halo head. There is an 8-point compass rose on the map with a fleur de lis indicating north.
Note
false
Note:
Double scale line in Japanese and English miles underneath the title.
note
Double scale line in Japanese and English miles underneath the title.
Note
false
Note:
Relief shown pictorially.
note
Relief shown pictorially.
Note
false
Note:
Different administrative regions outlined in different colors.
note
Different administrative regions outlined in different colors.
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:
Map outlined in simple bold fillet.
note
Map outlined in simple bold fillet.
Note
false
Reference:
Cortazzi, H. Isles of Gold, 81
reference
Cortazzi, H. Isles of Gold, 81
Reference
false
Geographic Area:
Japan
geographic_area
Japan
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Sea of Japan
geographic_area
Sea of Japan
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Sea of Korea
geographic_area
Sea of Korea
Geographic Area
false
Provenance:
Harvard Map Collection
source
Harvard Map Collection
Provenance
false
Provenance:
source
http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990125797870203941/catalog
Provenance
false
Provenance Call No.:
G7960 1747 .B6
original_call_no
G7960 1747 .B6
Provenance Call No.
false
MUST holding:
must_holding
https://must.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/853MUST_INST/171sgkf/alma991002990749205076
MUST holding
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