Japanese Map of Japan, titled “Dai Nihon Kokugun,” dated just 5 years before Commodore Perry opened Japan, complete with two rare original fold-out sections, one depicting Northern Honshu, the Southern most portion of Ezo (undeveloped Hokkaido) and Sado Island (where the famous gold mines were located). The other fold-out depicts portions of Southern Honshu. It must have taken countless blocks to produce this masterpiece of Edo cartography. The map starts at the southern tip of Ezo (undeveloped Hokkaido) and ends at the southern tip of Korea and parts of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (Okinawa), showing all the major Highways for the traveler, Daimyo (Feudal Lord) Domains, Waterways, Trade Routes to Chosen (Korea), etc.
This collection houses art and artifacts from China, Ethiopia, India and Japan.
