[Kyushu]

Single sheet. Col. woodcut. Medium: 2 leaves joined at vertical centreline. Cartographic Note: Ungraduated map. Distances shown in Ri. 1 ri = 2.44 miles or 3.93km. Additional Places: Japan. Contents Note: Map shows land ownership, volume of rice production, old and new fortifications, distances. Black rectangles denote Han - name of states. Symbols around the outside indicate rice production within each Han (1 koku = 5 bushels). White lines are distances between ports. Red lines are roads.

Object Details

ID: G273:5/1
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bunkindo of Nagasaki
Places: Japan
Date made: 1814
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Printed area 59 x 86cm, on sheet 66 x 89cm.