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  • Japanese Cartography of the Edo Period

    [expand title="EXHIBIT NAVIGATION"] Traditional Japanese Cartography of the Edo Period Traditional Japanese Maps [/expand] Nansenbushu bankoku shoka no zu [caption id="attachment_1793" align="alignnone" width="300"] Kal Tsu Shou Kou, Woodblock...

  • Traditional Japanese Maps

    Nansenbushu bankoku shoka no zuThis map was made by the Buddhist monk, Zuda Rokashi, also known as Rokashi Hotan, who updated Buddhist cartography to include Europe and America. Previous Buddhist maps did not include the West at...