Japanese woodblock print book of an Atlas and Encyclopedia. Volume includes a double page Map of Japan with Choson (Korean), trade ships going from Choson to Nagasaki, a rare four-page contiguous view of Nagasaki with Dutch trade ships going to Deshima, a Dutch trading post; a highly detailed double page Map of Edo; a double page Map of Kyoto; a double page Map of Osaka; a rare example of Dutch and Choson (Korean) writing; sections on weapons, history, etc. The inclusion of the Dutch and Korean writing samples is of particular interest and very unusual.
This collection houses art and artifacts from China, Ethiopia, India and Japan.
