(JAPAN.) Dai Nihon Dochu Kotei Saiken Ki. Extensive accordion-folding color-printed woodblock road map of Japan on 18 sheets joined. 7x366 inches overall (approximately 30 1/2 feet), folding into embossed orange self-wrappers with printed paper label, light soiling and small area of vermin damage; map with minor wear and bright colors. Japan, Ansei 4 (1857)
Panoramic diagram of the roadways, waterways, cities, towns and topography of the entire island chain of Japan. The map spans from Ezo (Hokkaido) to Korea and includes the Tokaido Road connecting Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto. A smaller map of Japan appears at the beginning with an inset map of Edo found at the end. Other details include a trading vessel between Japan and Korea, and the disputed Northern Islands of Japan.
together with:Kaiho Dochu Zu. Color-printed woodblock guide map with details of Edo (Tokyo), Kyoto, Osaka, Ezo (Hokkaido), Nagasaki and the Dutch trading port of Dejima printed recto/verso on 6 sheets joined. 6x105 inches (over 8 feet) folding accordion style into original lightly worn blue paper self-wrappers with printed paper title label; contents nice. Bunka 5 (1808).
