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Maeda Torakichi (sold)


Torakichi Maeda (虎吉前田, fl. c. 1880 – 1890) was a Japanese author and publisher active in Osaka during the latter part of the 19th century.
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One of the first, if not the first, Japanese World Map to incorporate western style Comparative Mountains and Rivers charts.

Kaisei shinpan bankoku meisai zenzu. /萬國明細全圖, 改正新版 / Complete, Detailed World Map, Revised and Updated.

1886 (dated)
19.25 x 27.5 in (48.90 x 69.85 cm)
World-torakichimaeda-1886

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  • File Type: ZIP / TIFF
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A scarce Japanese map of the world issued in 1886 (Meiji 19) by Maeda Torakichi, significant for its incorporation of Western scientific data. Most importantly, this is one of the first, if not the first, example of European style comparative world mountains and rivers charts to appear on a Japanese world map. (more details)

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