Japan : a cartographic vision : European printed maps from the early 16th to the 19th century

Author(s)

• Walter, Lutz
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Natur- und Völkerkunde Ostasiens
• Lindberg, Steven

Bibliographic Information

Japan : a cartographic vision : European printed maps from the early 16th to the 19th century

edited by Lutz Walter ; on behalf of the German East-Asiatic Society (OAG), Tokyo, on the occasion of its 120th anniversary ; [translated from the German by Steven Lindberg]

Prestel, c1994

• : uk
• : gw

Note

Catalog of an exhibition held at Japanese-German Center, Berlin, 10 Sept.-10 Oct., 1993; Suntory Museum of Art, Tokyo, 29 May-4 July, 1993; Nagasaki Prefectural Museum, 9 July-1 Aug., 1993; Kobe City Museum, 3 Nov.-19 Dec., 1993; Japan Society Gallery, New York, 8 Apr.-22 May, 1994

"First published in German on the occasion of the exhibition 'Japan mit den Augen des Westens gesehen. Gedruckte europäische Landkarten vom frühen 16. bis zum 19. Jahrhundert'."--T.p. verso

Bibliography: p. 207-210

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A breathtaking catalog of the cartographer's art. Essays include an overview of European cartography; European travelers to the Far East (starting with Marco Polo). Altogether 10 scholarly essays.

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Details

• NCID: BA22557460
• ISBN:
  • 3791313215
  • 379131291X
• Country Code: gw
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: ger
• Place of Publication: Munich ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: 232 p.
• Size: 32 cm
• Classification:
  • DC20 : 912.520903
  • NDC6 : 230.038
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Japan -- Maps
  • LCSH : Cartography -- Europe -- History