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Murakami Goyū (sold) (村上吾雄)


Murakami Goyū (村上吾雄; fl. 1828 - 1855) was a Japanese cartographer based in Edo (Tokyo). He made a series of plans of neighborhoods of Edo and was involved in the production of an important world map from the early Bakumatsu period (1853 – 1867) (titled 萬國地球圖).
AKA: 村上吾雄
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World map from the earliest moments in Japan's modernization.

萬國地球圖 : 全 / [Complete Map of the Globe].

1853 (undated)
14.25 x 20.25 in (36.20 x 51.44 cm)
World-mineta-1853

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Item Details
  • Digital Map Information
  • Suitable for large format printing
  • DPI: 600
  • File Size: 17.53 MB
  • File Type: ZIP / TIFF
  • ICC color profile embedded
  • Delivered instantly via download link
This is a rare c. 1853 world map by Mineta Fūkō and Hashimoto Sadahide produced at roughly the same time that Japan was thrown open to outside influences as a result of American 'gunboat diplomacy.' It reflects Japanese geographic knowledge on the boundary between two eras, the end of Japan's self-imposed semi-isolation and the beginning of its rapid engagement with the outside world. (more details)

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