Kobe in 1868 (The Opening Year to Foreign Trade)

Object Details

See more items in: MS 7144 Lispenard Seabury Crocker collection of Japanese maps

Extent: 1 Print (color woodblock, 26.5 x 19 inches mounted on 29.75 x 22.25 inches)

Collection Citation: MS 7144 Lispenard Seabury Crocker collection of Japanese maps, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Scope and Contents: Depicts Kobe circa 1868. A handwritten Japanese inscription on the upper right border of the map reads "K̲e̲i̲ō̲ y̲o̲n̲e̲n̲ t̲s̲u̲c̲h̲i̲-̲n̲o̲-̲e̲ t̲a̲t̲s̲u̲ s̲h̲i̲g̲a̲t̲s̲u̲ s̲h̲i̲m̲̲p̲a̲n̲" (Newly printed in the fourth month of the year of the dragon). The artist's signature (illegible) and the names and addresses of Kobe and Osaka distributors are printed on the lower left. The harbor view is highlighted with ships flying foreign flags; villages, streets, temples and shrines are labeled.

Collection Restrictions: The collection is open for research. Access to the collection requires an appointment.