cover image: Nansenbushū bankoku shōka no zu

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Nansenbushū bankoku shōka no zu

1 Jan 1710

Shows the world, based on knowledge from numerous famous Chinese and Japanese classics and Buddhism. Depths shown pictorially. Wood block print. Map and author, Hōtan, listed in Imago Mundi's Review of early cartography, v. 10, 1954. "... prototype of Buddhist world maps." Bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Acquisitions control no. 94-37
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Authors

Sōshun, 1659?-1738.

Genre
World maps Early maps
Published in
[Kyoto] : Bundaiken Uhei, Hōei 7 [1710]
Series
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

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