[Complete Map of All Lands within the Borders of Ezo].
Publication date: 1854
- Map
- Used
Seller: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
AbeBooks seller since November 21, 2024
Condition: Used
£ 2,383.55
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Average. Wear along original folds, with some loss at intersections. Some damp staining. Backed on Japanese tissue. Size 44.5 x 35.75 Inches. This is an important 1854 (Kaei 7) Japanese Edo period Fujita Ryou chromoxylographic map illustrating Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands. It was issued following the 1853 arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry, anticipating the opening of Hakodate as one of the five Japanese treaty ports. A Closer Look The map's coverage extends north from the tip of Honshu to include Sakhalin Island and the Kuril Islands as far as Kamchatka. Sakhalin, or Karafuto, appears here as 'Northern Ezo' (?????), with the Russian name transliterated as ????? (the alternative name of 'Taraikai' ?????, for a settlement on the site of today's Poronaysk, is also given), while the Kurils are called Chishima (??) with individual islands labeled using transliterations of their Russian names, such as ???? for Kunashir. Some of the geography of Hokkaido (around what later became Sapporo, for instance) is surprisingly inaccurate, but the understanding of the Kurils and Sakhalin are, just as surprisingly, quite accurate. This was a practical map, intended for actual Japanese voyages, and thus features copious navigational notes along the coasts. A preface at bottom-right discusses the impetus and methodology of the map's production. An adjoining legend indicates symbols for government offices (???), walled settlements (??), lodges, temples, trading posts (???), coastal stations (???), famous sites, hot springs, roads, and maritime routes. Many of the place names given are based on Japanese transliterations of Ainu terms. A brief glossary of Ainu words transliterated into Japanese (????) appears next to the legend. Compass roses appear throughout, with one at center employing the traditional East Asian compass, which adds the earthly branches (??) derived from ancient Chinese divination and astrology. Historical Context Despite their reputation for xenophobia and a lack of interest about the outside world, the Tokugawa clan that unified Japan in the early 17th century did make efforts to strengthen control over frontier regions. Typically, this was delegated to daimyo allies and relatives of the ruling family, with the Matsumae clan handling the task in the north (Ezo). Maps from early in the Tokugawa period suggested if not outright claimed Hokkaido and the Kurils as part of the Shogun's domain and sent explorers to Sakhalin, one portion of a larger northern frontier known as Ezo (Yezo or Yeso in European sources). In the late 18th century, after encountering some Russians in the region, the Matsumae attempted to establish more robust trading ties with the Ainu and other indigenous people on the islands (who hitherto had typically paid tribute to the Manchu Qing ruling China). In 1807, the Tokugawa, viewing the Matsumae as self-interested and unreliable, claimed sovereignty over Sakhalin. This map was issued following Commodore Perry's 1853 arrival that forced the Shogun to open Japan to foreign trade. On his second visit to Japan, Perry undertook a more thorough reconnaissance, visiting Hokkaido and Hakodate. In 1854, under the Convention of Kanagawa, Hakodate's port partially opened to foreign ships for provisioning. Several years later, on June 2, 1859, Hakodate fully opened as one of five Japanese ports designated as free-trade zones by the 1858 Treaty of Amity and Commerce. A foreign zone, the U.S. Hakodate Foreign Settlement, was established and remains one of the legacies of the treaty. Russian Border Questions Fearing further loss of sovereignty, the Shogunate reinstituted the Hakodate Bugy?, or governorship, under the old Samurai system. At the same time, the arrival of foreigners led the Shogunate to order a reassessment of known border cartography, resulting in a wealth of new maps covering the extremes of the empire - of which this, embracing the very fringes of Tokugawa Era geographical knowledge, is one of.…
Seller Inventory # Hokkaido-fujita-1854-2
Bibliographic details
- Title
- [Complete Map of All Lands within the Borders of Ezo].
- Author
- 1854 Fujita Map of Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands
- Publication year
- 1854
- Seller catalogs
- JAPAN-CHINA-KOREA
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Geographicus Rare Antique Maps was founded in New York, New York, by Kevin James Brown in 1999. We are specialist antiquarians dealing in historic maps from all over the world and in all price ranges. Our enthusiasm, passion, and devotion to scholarship is expressed in our meticulously researched descriptions, among the most detailed and comprehensive available anywhere, for each and every rare map that passes over our desk. This same devotion guides the relationships of honesty and trust we have fostered with our clients, whether through purchasing or selling a rare map, getting an appraisal, or simply calling to discuss antique maps in general. We are happy to assist you no matter whether you are an interior decorator, an institution, an experienced collector, or are just looking for a single antique map. Geographicus is a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America), the ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), the New York Map Society, the Washington Map Society, the IMCOS, and the Society for the History of Discoveries. While primarily an internet-based company, we are happy to meet with clients to show our antique maps by appointment at our New York City location.…
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Geographicus Rare Antique Maps was founded in New York, New York, by Kevin James Brown in 1999. We are specialist antiquarians dealing in historic maps from all over the world and in all price ranges. Our enthusiasm, passion and devotion to scholarship is expressed in our meticulously researched descriptions, among the most detailed and comprehensive available anywhere, for each and every rare map that passes over our desk.
This same devotion guides the relationships of honesty and trust we have fostered with our clients, whether through purchasing or selling a rare map, getting an appraisal, or simply calling to discuss antique maps in general. We are happy to assist you no matter whether you are an interior decorator, an institution, an experienced collector, or are just looking for a single antique map.
Geographicus is a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America), the ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), Philip Lee Phillips Society, the New York Map Society, the Washington Map Society, the International Map Collectors Society and the Society for the History of Discoveries. While primarily an internet-based company, we are happy to meet with clients to show our antique maps by appointment at our New York City location.
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