Inoue Katsugorō (sold) (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 1888 Inoue Katsugorō folding map of the prefectures of Japan with vignette illustrations. It was most likely made to publicize administrative reforms that began that year, which reorganized territories and instituted a new model of local government. (more details)