Object Details
- Local Numbers
- NAA INV 10000003 USNM Ethnology Catalog 398576
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- MS 7144 Lispenard Seabury Crocker collection of Japanese maps
- Extent
- 1 Print (color woodblock, 38 x 28 inches mounted on 40 x 33.75 inches)
- Date
- 1849
- Container
- Map-folder 3, Item 2
- Archival Repository
- National Anthropological Archives
- Type
- Archival materials
- Graphic Materials
- Prints
- Collection Citation
- MS 7144 Lispenard Seabury Crocker collection of Japanese maps, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Collection Rights
- Contact the repository for terms of use.
- Scope and Contents
- A street map oriented to the west. A large hollyhock family crest identifies Edo Castle, the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate government. The locations of residences of lords of the fiefs are identified with their family crests. The map has a few illustrations to show ships in Edo Bay and some buildings. Included is a chart that shows distances from the Nihombashi area to local temples, shrines, and other points of interest. A colophon identifies the publisher, place, and date of the map.
- Collection Restrictions
- The collection is open for research. Access to the collection requires an appointment.
- Record ID
- ebl-1673988000773-1673988001361-1
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