Japanese manuscript Map of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (Okinawa), Taiwan, the Chinese coast (including Nanking), the disputed Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu Islands), and the southern portion of Kyushu. The maps also include shipping routes between Japan and Ryukyu, China and Ryukyu, and China and Taiwan, etc.. North faces to the left in the above images. The Ryukyu Islands are at center top in pale pink; to the left in green is the southern island of Kyushu. Bottom is the coast of China, and bottom right in yellow is Taiwan. There are many smaller islands on the map, including the Senkaku Islands, many of which have become major bones of contention between China, Japan and other Asian nations.
This collection houses art and artifacts from China, Ethiopia, India and Japan.
