Morimoto Tasuke (sold) (森本太助)
Morimoto Tasuke (森本太助; fl. c 1796 - 1875) was a Japanese book, print, and map publisher, bookstore owner, and printer active in Osaka in the 19th century. His is associated with the Naniwa Bookstore (浪華書肆). We have been unable to source his birth and death dates, but his name appears in publication records into the early Meiji Era.
AKA: 森本太助
Unusual woodblock map of Korea w/history.
[Eight Counties of Korea] / 朝鮮八道之圖
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This is a rare Tamiya Kitsuan / Hayashi Shihei xylographic or woodblock map of Korea, with accompanying tables, and a history of Korea, dating to 1806. The map is a stand-alone piece, divorced from Shihei's earlier work, and covers all of Korea as well as the adjacent islands, including the disputed Dokdo and a vastly oversized Ulleungdo. Jeju is not present. Cartographically the map is derived from the work Hayashi Shihei (林子平), but has here been revised with additional historical information on Korea and tables comparing Korea, China, and Japan, compiled by Tamiya Kitsuan (田宮橘菴). (more details)