Sangen Shichibei (sold) (三間七兵衛, Sanma Sichibee)
Sangen Shichibei (三間七兵衛, Sanma Sichibee; fl. c. 1868 - 1912) was a Japanese printer and publisher active in Tokyo’s Ginza district during the Meiji period (1868 - 1912), a time of rapid modernization and industrialization of Japan’s printing and publishing industries. His name appears in the imprints (colophons) of several important cartographic and educational works, including those produced by Kishida Ginkō (岸田吟香), Hakubunkan, Yūrakusha, and other Meiji intellectuals engaged in geography, history, and Western learning.
AKA: 三間七兵衛, Sanma Sichibee
First modern map of China.
中外方輿全圖 / [Complete Map of China and Neighboring Countries].
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- File Size: 259.51 MB
- File Type: ZIP / TIFF
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A remarkable find, this scarce, huge map of China and East Asia was prepared in 1894 by Kishida Ginkō at the start of the First Sino-Japanese War (1894 - 1895). This is Kishida's masterwork, being his largest and most detailed map, significant on many levels. It is the first modern map of China, a sophisticated composite of Western and Chinese maps augmented by Kishida's own survey work. When issued, it was the largest, most accurate, and most comprehensive map of China and East Asia. As the best regional map of its period, this work's influence on both the First Sino-Japanese War and its aftermath cannot be overstated. In all, the map marks a transformative moment in East Asian history, upending the traditional Sino-centric order and establishing Japan as a world power. (more details)