Antique Maps of Japan and Northeast Asia

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"Carta del Katy o Imperio di Kin ad uso della Storia di Jenghiz Khan riferita nella Storia Generale de'Viaggi. Tratta dagl'Inglesi.". Copper etching in modern coloring. Italian, anonymous. Ca. 1850.

This interesting map shows the northern part of China which includes the provinces of Shantung, Hopei, Liaoning Kirin and Manchuria. In the north and northwest is Mongolia. At left center begins the Great Wall of China. All of Korea is shown with many of its former names. The map has many topographical details such as the riversytems and mountains.

The map has 3 vertical and 3 horizontal folds to fit atlas size that are almost invisible. Light overall toning. Condition is Very Good.

20 x 30.7 cm (7.9 x 12.1 ")

$ 450.00

Order Nr. JAPANASIA 1740

"Das Chinesische Reich Mit Seinen Schutzstaaten Nebst dem Japanischen Inselreiche." Steel engraving by E.G. Edler in Gotha. Dated 1833. Original hand outline coloring.

Fine historical map of China with Japan and the northern Philippines on the right side.

Clean map. Vertical centerfold.

27 x 37.8 cm (10.6 x 14.8 ")

$ 220.00

Order Nr. CHINA1751

 

" Carte de Découvertes en 1787 dans les Mer De Chine et de Tartarie....". Copper etching by Bouclet from " Atlas du Voyage de la Pérouse" (# 39). Ca. 1800. Recent hand coloring.

This map shows a smaller area and more details than the previous map. It reaches from Manila in the Philippines to Osaka in Japan.

The map has wide margins. In the lower margin corners are water stains. General condition is Almost Excellent.

49.5 x 68.5 cm ( 19.5 x 27 ")

$ 1280.00

Order Nr. JAPANASIA1743

"Partie du Japon ou Nipon". Copper engraving by Bernard for Captain Cook's travel report, 1785. This map is from the first French edition. At the top of the map is a tpographical detail with the title: "Vue de la Côte du Japan lorsque nous la vunes pou la 1ere fois la Colline A estant dans l'O a 3 Millea.

The map reaches from Point Nord and Cape Nambu at the top to Pte. blance and Pte Sanddown at the bottom. Dotted lines show the route of Captain Cook's voyage.

Map has two hardly visible folds to fit original books size.

Page size:30.5 x 24.5 cm ( 11.8 x 9.6 ")
Map size: 21.3 x 20.2 cm ( 8.3 x 7.9 ")

$ 140.00

Order Nr. JAPANASIA1750

"Empire of Japan". Copper etching by Lowry drawn under the direction of M. Arrowsmith and published June 1, 1807 in London. Modern hand coloring.

Map shows Japan with its many islands and an outline of Korea. The vertical lines in Korea are scales for British miles and Japanese Leagues.

Map has some light browning and spotting in margins. Light browning along centerfold. Some minimal creasing on left side. General condition is Better than Good.

24.5 x 40 cm ( 9.6 x 15.7)

$ 500.00

Order Nr. JAPANASIA1746

" A New and Accurate Map of the Empire of Japan. Laid down from the Memoirs of the Portuguese and Dutch.". Copper etching by Emanuel Bowen, ca 1750.

To make this map fit a normal map size, the cartographer squeezed Japan together a bit. The map reaches about to Sapporo on Hokaido in the north . In the upper left corner is an attractive Roccoco cartouche with a Japanese pair in the garland and a head above the map sending beams over the cartouche.

Map has overall light toning and zwei vertical folds to fit book size. On the lower margin is a crease and on the left margin edge is some fraying. General condition is Almost Very Good.

35.3 x 43.2 cm ( 13.9 x 17 ")

$ 1650.00

Order Nr. JAPANASIA 1744

"Carta Accvrata Dell'Imperio Del Giappone." Copper etching by Isaac Tirion (1705 - 1765). Published In Amsterdam ca 1760. Modern hand coloring.

This interesting map of Japan is not quite north-oriented. Honshu has a somewhat different form then what is known on modern maps. Notice the many small islands that are shown.

Map has overall light age toning and a few light scattered spots. Left margin has a repaired tear. General condition is better than Good.

24.5 x 31.7 cm ( 9.6 x 12.4 ")

$ 420.00

Order Nr. JAPAN1748

"Iaponia" Copper etching by Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612). From "Gerardi Mercatoris Atlas" published in Amsterdam 1616. Fine modern hand coloring.

Gerard Mercator had begun publishing a collection of maps of the entire world in 1585. His son Rumold named that collection "Atlas" in 1595 after the Greek Mythology. After Rumold's death Jodocus Hondius purchased the copper plates and published, 1606 in Amsterdam, his first edition of maps using, among others, this map of Japan. The text (in French) on the back of the map was transcibed from the Ortelius Japan map, adding only his suspicion that possibly Corea was not an island but hooked on to mainland Asia.

Wide margins. Map has overall agetoning. Light browning along centerfold. Repaired tear in lower right margin corner. A few scattered spots. Some minor creases in margins. Tiny repaired holes on lower margin edge.Overall condition is Better than Good.

34 x 44 cm ( 13.3 x 17.3 ")

$ 2950.00

Order Nr. JAPAN 1749 SOLD

"Carta dell'Isole del Giappone e la Penisola di Corea con le Coste della China da Pekin sino a Canton". Copper etching by Bellin from the Italian edition of his atlas. Ca. 1750. Modern hand coloring.

The geographical area of this map is very clear with Japan, Korea and the coast of China from Peking in the north to Canton in the south. Formosa (Taiwan) is shown in green off the coast of China in the south. The red horizontal line near the bottom is the Tropic of Cancer.

Map has overall light toning and several vertical and horizontal folds to fit atlas. The margin has been widened in the lower right corner. Overall condition is Almost Very Good.

20.2 x 28 cm ( 7.9 11 ")

$ 500.00

Order Nr. JAPANASIA 1741

"Descrittione del potentissimo imperio della Tartaria". Anonymous (Italian? Any suggestion welcome!) copper etching in recent coloring. Ca 1630? Smaller repeat of the Ortelius Tartary map with differing cartouches. Just a pretty little map of Northeast Asia, Siberia, China, Japan, Northwest America with California vaguely defined and an amazing anticipation of the western American coastline. The map reaches north to the Polar Circle and is adorned with two decorative cartouches and a Tartarian tent. This map might be of special interest to Westcoast Americans, since it shows - however vaguely - the western shores of America in the 16th century. Text in Italian describing Tartaria.

Map image is clean. Scattered light spotting in margins. Fingering in lower right margin. Overall condition is Almost Very good.

Image size: 12.5 x 17.2 cm ( 4.9 x 6.8 ")
Page size: 27.7 x 20.3 cm ( 10.9 x 8 ")

$ 750.00

Order Nr. JAPANASIA 1737

"China (Oestl. Theil), Korea, Japan". Steel etching by H. Eberhardt, Terrain v. C. Junghans after A. Petermann. Dated 1880. From Stieler´s Hand Atlas. Printed outline color.

Very detailed map showing eastern China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan. In the upper left is part of Mongolia. In the lower left is Macao and Hong Kong. In the upper right is Jesso in northern Japan. In the lower right are three detailed insets. The upper right inset is of Shanghai and the surrounding area. The inset in the upper right is of Tokio and the larger, lower inset is of Canton, Macao and Hong Kong.

Map is very clean with a slight bit of browning on margin edges. Vertical fold. Condition is Almost Very Good.

33 x 40.5 cm ( 12.9 x 15.9 ")

$ 190.00

Order Nr. CHINA1745

"ParteDell´Oceano Orientale che contiene le Coste di Tunquin e della China Le isole del Giapone le Filippine Moluche." Copper etching by Bellin, dated 1746. Modern hand coloring.

This decorative maritime map has a windrose in the center reaching in the north to Japan and Korea, to Formosa and China in the northwest. To the southwest are the Philippines, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and smaller islands. Directly south are the Moluccas and in the southeast is New Guinea. To the right of the windrose are the Mariana Islands. One the right side is a scale of leagues from France and England.

Map is very clean. The lower left margin has been widenened where the map was bound in the atlas. Folds are hardly noticeable. General condition is Very Good - Almost Excellent.

28.2 x 29 cm ( 11.1 x 11.4 ")

$ 375.00

Order Nr. JAPANASIA1745

" Magne Tartariae, Magni Mogolis Imperii, Laponiae et Chinae". Copper etching by Frederik de Wit in original coloring. Amsterdam, ca. 1680.

The map shows northeast Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to Japan in the east. The green area south of the Caspian Sea is Persia. In the northwest is part of Russia. Mongolia, Korea and China with Taiwan in the lower right dominate this map. In the upper right is the cartouche decorated with two cherubs.

The map has general toning and small margins. A little tear and hole in the right margin have been repaired. The right corner has been reinforced. Condition: Almost Very Good.

43.8 x 55.1 cm ( 17.2 x 21.7 ")

$ 850.00

Order Nr. 1735

"Tartaria" Copper etching by Jodocus Hondius in recent coloring. Amsterdam, 1631.

This very decorative map shows northeast Asia from Moscow in the west to the Bering Strait in the west. The form is somewhat compressed to fit on the map. In the west is part of the Black Sea with all of the Caspian Sea further east. Tibet, Mongolia and northern China fill most of the southeastern part of the map. Above the title is Korea. In the upper left corner is a land mass titled "Americae". The map has three cartouches. The beautiful title cartouche is in the lower right corner. In the lower left corner is a cartouche with map information about the land and its inhabitants. Notice the two native inhabitants on the left side of the map. In the upper center of the map is a depiction of Nomands with their tents and animals. Verso: Text in Latin.

Map shows overall browning and three spots in the lower margin. Condition is Very Good.

48.6 x 58 cm ( 19.1 x 22.8 ")

$ 780.00

Order Nr. JAPANASIA 1739

"et des Rojaumes de Corée et de Iapan". Copper etching after Jean Baptiste d'Anville, ca 1735-1740. Modern hand coloring.

This map is one of a two-map East Asian map series and includes Japan, Korea and the eastern part of China with Sachalin Island. Peking is not on the map. The northern part of Japan is still "terra incognita" on this map and is shown only with outlines.

Map haswide margins and overall light toning. In the margins are a few scattered spots. In the left margin is a crease reaching almost the entire length. On the centerfold is a restored tear in upper and lower margins. At the bottom is a hardly visible, 10 cm. repaired tear. At the top margin edge are minor repaired tears. General condition is Better than Good.

49.9 x 39.8 cm ( 19.6 x 15.7 ")

$ 1100.00

Order Nr. JAPANASIA1747

"Empire de la Chine, Rme de Corée et Isles Du Japon". Copper etching by Andre for Rigobert Bonne (1729-1795). Published about 1770. Modern hand coloring.

China, Korea and Japan are shown with there major towns and cities highlighted in red on this map.

Map has wider margins than shown. On upper right margin corner is a light water stain. One tiny hole visible against the light on image. A tiny brown spot than can hardly be seen on image.Very light browning on margin edges. Overall condition is Almost Very Good.

23.2 x 34.5 cm ( 9.1 x 13.6 ")

$ 345.00

Order Nr. CHINA 1703

 

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