1875 Meiji 8 Japanese Map of Bangkok, Thailand (Siam)

第四圖 / The Fourth Map.
  1875 (undated)    9 x 6.5 in (22.86 x 16.51 cm)     1 : 200000

A scarce Meiji 8, 1875 Japanese issue map of the Chao Phraya River from the Bay of Bangkok to the city of Bangkok. Bangkok is shows in the upper right with some detail, including the city's canal system. Some depths in the bay of Bangkok are show via shading. This map, simply title 'The Fourth Map' was prepared to illustrate an extremely rare Meiji Era Japanese travelogue describing a voyage to Thailand or Siam. We have identified only two other examples of this map located in the archives of the Waseda University Library, Tokyo; the Kyoto University Library, Kyoto.

Very good. Laid down on Japanese tissue, as issued.