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A set of books on the history, customs, geography, and natural environments of Asia, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, North Africa, South Africa, and Australia, delicately illustrated in woodcuts by acclaimed Japanese artist Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889). As the description of the volume on Australia (v.7) held at the State Library of N.S.W. states, The depiction of the Aboriginal Australian characters appears as a generic depiction of dark skinned people; for example, the figures are set before pyramids (African continent), and one of the figures is shown holding what appears to be a human foot. The figures are negatively referred to in a caption as 'drunk'. Includes six colour woodblock-printed maps, as well as many more black-and-white woodblock-printed vignettes. A very interesting if tenuous link between Kyosai and Australia/ New Zealand. Volume 7 only is held by the State Library of New South Wales. Original Japanese fukuro toji binding, paper wrapper, with original title slip. Occasional rubbing on the wrapper. Minor stains and faint creasing on the contents. ​​Overall very good to near fine condition. 7 v., complete. 22,5 x 15,1 cm. 52, 45, 46, 40, 38, 26, 17 (+ 10 of advertisements) leaves. Text in Japanese. Seller Inventory # 1030
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