Seitaien (sold) (青苔園)
Seitaien (青苔園; fl. c. 1837 - 1850) was a Japanese publisher based in Nagasaki whose surviving works include a map of Asia (variously titled 清朝一統之圖, 朝異一覧, or 大清輿地全圖) and a couple of treatises on fishing.
AKA: 青苔園
Tokugawa Japan looks west.
清朝一統之圖 / [Map of the Unified Qing Dynasty].
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This is an 1835 Japanese xylographic map of the Qing Empire and much of Asia - a curiosity issued in Japan despite the isolationist Tokugawa policies. It is further notable for recognizing and praising the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty, whereas many Japanese maps of the era ignored or even denigrated the Manchus. Yet it retains common elements of Tokugawa-era maps of China, such as historical and religious (Buddhist) references as well as cartographic anachronisms, rooted in Japan's admiration for and fascination with ancient Chinese culture. (more details)