[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.
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Object Details
ID: | G273:5/1 |
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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. |