TOMATSU, MASANORI. - MAP OF THE SHITAYA TOKYO AREA - 1857

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    MAP OF THE SHITAYA TOKYO AREA

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    Subject: Antique cartography of the 19th century. Japan. Tokyo.

    Publication: Edo period, Owariya Seishichi, 1857.

    Description: Detailed map of the Shitaya area of Tokyo.

    These maps include a legend delineating geographical and architectural features by color and shape: roads and bridges (yellow), rivers, lakes and ocean (blue), shrines and temples (red), fields and hills (green), and merchants' houses (gray). The noblest residences are indicated with a black circle, residences of higher rank with a black square. Residences of even higher distinction are marked with the emblem or coat of arms of the families. Surprisingly, almost all residences also include the name of the inhabitant's family.

    Dimensions: Map (49.5 x 90 cm). Folded (17 x 9 cm). Original covers in blue paper with shingles.

    Technique: Xylography in color.

    Conservation: Good condition, small wear and tear and xylophage spots.

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    MD-8749

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    Product type
    Maps
    Author
    TOMATSU, MASANORI
    Year
    1857
    Place
    Tokio
    Printing / Plublisher
    Owariya Seishichi
    Condition
    Good condition
    Binding
    Original publisher's binding
    Artistic technique
    Woodblock print