COLLECTION NAME:
Old Maps Collection
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Old Maps Collection
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Barcode:
4687820500798
identifier
4687820500798
Barcode
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Title:
Japan, the islands of Loochoo & Formosa, and the maritime provinces of China with the tract of the Morrison's voyage in 1837
title
Japan, the islands of Loochoo & Formosa, and the maritime provinces of China with the tract of the Morrison's voyage in 1837
Title
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Original Title:
Japan, the islands of Loochoo & Formosa, and the maritime provinces of China with the tract of the Morrison's voyage in 1837
full_title
Japan, the islands of Loochoo & Formosa, and the maritime provinces of China with the tract of the Morrison's voyage in 1837
Original Title
false
Contributor:
Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873
contributor
Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873
Contributor
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Category:
Thematic Maps
category
Thematic Maps
Category
false
Type:
Printed
type
Printed
Type
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Language:
English
language
English
Language
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Create Year:
1847
date
1847
Create Year
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Format:
JPEG2000, 13704 × 11065, 153.9MB
format
JPEG2000, 13704 × 11065, 153.9MB
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Scale:
[1:6,100,000 at 30°N] (E 112°--E 144°/N 42°--N 22°)
scale
[1:6,100,000 at 30°N] (E 112°--E 144°/N 42°--N 22°)
Scale
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Physical Map Dimension (cm):
42 × 53
obj_height_cm
42 × 53
Physical Map Dimension (cm)
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Note:
Map of Nipon [i.e. Japan] and its provinces as well as the Loochoo [i.e. Ryukyu] Islands and to the west the Kingdom of Correa [i.e. Korea], Formosa Island [i.e. Taiwan] and the northeast portion of China and its provinces. The map features a time-dated route in yellow of an unarmed ship the Morrison used in an attempt to make peaceful contact with Japanese authorities hostile to the West. In July of 1837 several American missionaries and an American firm (D.W.C. Olyphant and Co.) in Canton, China dispatched the Morrison from Macau, China to Yedo [i.e. Tokyo] Bay. The mission, lead by Charles W. King, an American merchant, was to return several Japanese castaways and through this humanitarian gesture hopefully cause the Japanese to open the country to Western trade and Christianity. The Dutch were aware of the Morrison mission and gave the Japanese advance notice of the impending visit. The Japanese promptly signaled the visit would not be allowed when the ship reached Japanese waters. The Morrison was fired on by shore batteries while sitting off Uraga [i.e. Yokohama] and again in the Bay of Kagoshima. One shot hit the Morrison but caused no injury and only minor damage to the ship. The mission was abandoned. At top right corner of sheet: Select Committee on Commercial Relations with China. At bottom right corner of sheet: Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed, 12th July, 1847. At bottom centre of sheet: "(No. 654)" Includes legend entitled: Chinese & Japanese Terms. Original version: [London?] : J. Arrowsmith Lith., [1847], (Henry Hansard, printer).
note
Map of Nipon [i.e. Japan] and its provinces as well as the Loochoo [i.e. Ryukyu] Islands and to the west the Kingdom of Correa [i.e. Korea], Formosa Island [i.e. Taiwan] and the northeast portion of China and its provinces. The map features a time-dated route in yellow of an unarmed ship the Morrison used in an attempt to make peaceful contact with Japanese authorities hostile to the West. In July of 1837 several American missionaries and an American firm (D.W.C. Olyphant and Co.) in Canton, China dispatched the Morrison from Macau, China to Yedo [i.e. Tokyo] Bay. The mission, lead by Charles W. King, an American merchant, was to return several Japanese castaways and through this humanitarian gesture hopefully cause the Japanese to open the country to Western trade and Christianity. The Dutch were aware of the Morrison mission and gave the Japanese advance notice of the impending visit. The Japanese promptly signaled the visit would not be allowed when the ship reached Japanese waters. The Morrison was fired on by shore batteries while sitting off Uraga [i.e. Yokohama] and again in the Bay of Kagoshima. One shot hit the Morrison but caused no injury and only minor damage to the ship. The mission was abandoned. At top right corner of sheet: Select Committee on Commercial Relations with China. At bottom right corner of sheet: Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed, 12th July, 1847. At bottom centre of sheet: "(No. 654)" Includes legend entitled: Chinese & Japanese Terms. Original version: [London?] : J. Arrowsmith Lith., [1847], (Henry Hansard, printer).
Note
false
Subject:
Morrison (Ship)
subject
Morrison (Ship)
Subject
false
Geographic Area:
East Asia
geographic_area
East Asia
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Japan
geographic_area
Japan
Geographic Area
false
Relation Note:
Map 36 from: Catalog of maps of China & Japan, 1837-1899. [Dublin, Ireland?] : Irish Academy Press, [1978?]
relation
Map 36 from: Catalog of maps of China & Japan, 1837-1899. [Dublin, Ireland?] : Irish Academy Press, [1978?]
Relation Note
false
Pub Title:
Catalog of maps of China & Japan, 1837-1899
pub_title
Catalog of maps of China & Japan, 1837-1899
Pub Title
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Pub Year:
1978?
pub_year
1978?
Pub Year
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Pub location:
[Dublin, Ireland?]
pub_location
[Dublin, Ireland?]
Pub location
false
Provenance:
National Library of Australia
source
National Library of Australia
Provenance
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