Imperium Japonicum .

by M. /Reland. A. Seutter

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19 ½ x 22 ¾ inches, Fine original wash color; fine condition. A super, dark-impressioned example with full, period wash coloring of an important map that impressively combined both European and Japanese sources. It was, in fact, one of the first European maps to both make use of Japanese sources and include Japanese characters. The engraving’s rich imagery mingles indigenous Japanese scenes with the more traditional mythological figures, Mercury

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