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1874 Sudo Taiwan Manuscript Map Collection Covers
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Title
[Sudo Collection Covers]
1874 (dated) 19 x 25 in (48.26 x 63.5 cm)
1874 (dated) 19 x 25 in (48.26 x 63.5 cm)
Description
Part of Sudo Collection. Not sold Separately: Click here for full collection.
Original Covers of the Collection with text by Sudo's brother, describing Sudo's compilation of the maps and his death due to illness.
Original Covers of the Collection with text by Sudo's brother, describing Sudo's compilation of the maps and his death due to illness.
Cartographer
Sudo Katsuzō (湏藤 / 湏藤勝三; c. 1848 - c. 1874) was a Japanese cartographer of Tochigi Prefecture (栃木県 / Tochigi-ken), Japan. Sudo was part of an 1874 mission to Taiwan and subsequently to the mainland of China. As part of this expedition, he produced a series of maps detailing Taiwan and some major cities in Fujian, including Fuzhou and Xiamen. The quality and execution of the maps suggest that he was experienced in both western and Japanese cartographic styles, indicating that he may have had training as a military engineer. Sudo apparently died of an unknown illness shortly after the maps were made, at just 26, so it is not surprising that little is recorded regarding his history. His maps were subsequently collected by his brother and remained in the family until recently. More by this mapmaker...
Condition
Very good. On thin Japanese paper. Manuscript. Unillustrated side panel detailing the Pescadores or Penghu Islands measuring 18 x 15 inches.