Gensan Mainichi Shimbun (sold) (元山毎日新聞)
Gensan Mainichi Shimbun (元山毎日新聞; c. 1907 - 1945), read Wonsan Maeil Shinmun in Korean, was a newspaper published in Wonsan (Gensan), Korea during the Japanese colonial period. Aside from the daily newspaper, the associated publisher (元山毎日新聞社) put out maps and books, most of which related to Wonsan and the surrounding region in eastern Korea
AKA: 元山毎日新聞
Korea by Japan's Master Viewmaker.
朝鮮大圖繪 / [Large Drawn Map of Korea].
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This large and visually stunning view of the Korean Peninsula was drawn by Yoshida Hatsusaburo and published by the Wonsan Daily News (元山毎日新聞社). It was produced to coincide with the Chōsen Exhibition, a celebration of the 'benefits' Japanese rule had brought to Korea. The view is also significant because it is among the earliest published views by Yoshida of areas outside the Japanese home islands, a focus that would become more pronounced in his work in the following years as Japan's empire expanded. (more details)