Kobayashi Kanetaka (sold) (小林監峻)
Kobayashi Kanetaka (小林監峻; fl. c. 1874 - 1904) was a Japanese geographer and cartographer of the Meiji period based in Asakusa, Tokyo. He was known for his maps of Japan and its regions, including several parts of a highly detailed eight-part set of maps covering Japan's major regions (明細大日本切圖). Late in his career, in 1904, he also published a map of the Russo-Japanese War.
AKA: 小林監峻
Educating for national identity.
明細大日本切圖九州之部 / [Detailed Sectional Map of Japan - Kyushu].
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An impressive 1877 Kobayashi Kanetaka map of the island of Kyushu and several smaller neighboring islands in Japan, published by Aoki Sukekiyo of Dōmeisha. It was part of a series of highly detailed maps of Japan's regions, and the involvement of Aoki and Dōmeisha strongly suggest that it was intended for educational purposes. (more details)