Nishimura Torajirō (sold)
Nishimura Torajirō (September 12, 1865 - July 29,1924) (西村天囚) was a Japanese journalist, mapmaker, and publisher active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Torajirō was born in the city of Nishinoomote, Kagoshima Prefecture, on the Osumi Island of Tanegashima . He studied in the Tokyo Imperial University from 1880 (Meiji 13), graduating in 1887. He became a journalist in 1889, and took a job with the Osaka Asahi Shimbun in 1890. He was war correspondent during the Sino Japanese War and became Chief editor of the Tokyo branch of theOsaka Asahi Shimbun, the Tokyo Asahi Shimbun, shortly afterwards. He returned to the Osaka in 1902, becoming the Osaka Asahi Shimbun editorial advisor in 1914. In May of 1920 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Literature. He died four years later in 1924.
Map of Taiwan shorlty after the Treaty of Shimonoseki.
台灣全圖 / Complete Map of Taiwan.
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This is a rare Meiji 28 1895 map of Taiwan or Formosa issued shortly after the April 17 signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, which formally ended the First Sino-Japanese War (August 1, 1894 – April 17, 1895). The map covers all of Taiwan with a clear division between eastern and western territories. At the time western Formosa, or Taiwan (臺灣) was primarily Chinese, while Formosa east of the Central Mountain Range, Banchi (蕃地) consisted of unexplored indigenous tribal lands. The coverage extends to the Penghu Islands, or Pescadores, which were ceded to Japan as part of the treaty. In the upper right, an inset submap illustrates Taiwan in relation to Fujian China, from which it was governed under the Qing.
This map is part of a series of maps issued in 1895, both before and after the treaty, typically by private newspapers, book stores, and enterprising publishers, to capitalize on Japanese public interest in Taiwan. All are quite rare and significant in illustrating the events of this ephemeral period. (more details)
This map is part of a series of maps issued in 1895, both before and after the treaty, typically by private newspapers, book stores, and enterprising publishers, to capitalize on Japanese public interest in Taiwan. All are quite rare and significant in illustrating the events of this ephemeral period. (more details)