Inoue Katsugorō (井上勝五郎)
Inoue Katsugorō (井上勝五郎; fl. c. 1844 - 1905) was a prolific Tokyo-based cartographer, printer, and publisher active in the Bakumatsu and Meiji periods. In addition to maps, Inoue published books in a wide range of fields, including poetry, linguistics, popular fiction (often illustrated), cookbooks, and current events.
AKA: 井上勝五郎
Japan in the midst of social, economic, and geographic transformation.
改正測量皇國明細全圖 / [Complete and Detailed Revised Survey Map of the Empire].
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This is a striking 1893 Inoue Katsugorō folding map of the prefectures of Japan with vignette illustrations. It was issued to publicize administrative reforms adopted several years earlier, which reorganized territories and instituted a new model of local government. (more details)