(JAPAN) Bankoku Setsuyo

Sale 2540 - Lot 257

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Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500

(JAPAN.) Bankoku Setsuyo. Illustrated woodblock atlas and encyclopedia. 8vo format, 10 1/2x7 1/2 inches, original worn blue paper wrappers; scattered small stains and corner thumb soiling. Kanpo 2 (1742)

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Highlighted by a superb double-page world map including vignette portraits of Korean, Chinese, Ryukyu (Okinawan), Dutch, American, European peoples, as well as representations of fictional figures such as giants and Lilliputians. Other plates include maps of Kyoto and Osaka, natural history subjects, Mount Fuji, samurai armor and weapons, Daimyo naval ships, and much more.