Title: Maps of Ezo, Sakhalin, and Kuril Islands

Description

• This map was made by Fujita Junsai and published by Harimaya Katsugorō in 1854, around the time period when the Tokugawa shogunate started sending expeditions to the area of Ezo, Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands. Russia was also showing interest in this area at this time. Place names are identified and indicated in the Japanese katakana characters (the angular Japanese phonetic syllabary). Various land and sea routes in the Ezo area (now Hokkaido) are shown in detail.

Creator

• Fujita, Tonsai

Publication Information

• Harimaya Katsugorō, Edo

Language

• Japanese

Place

• East Asia > Japan > Hokkaido
• Europe > Russian Federation > Sakhalin Oblast > Kuril Islands

Time

• 1850 CE - 1899 CE

Topic

• History & geography > Geography & travel > Atlases, maps, charts & plans

Type of Item

• Maps

Physical Description

• 1 color map, 115 x 92 centimeters, folded in cover in case 26 x 19 centimeters

Institution

• Library of Congress