GREAT KANTO EARTHQUAKE.

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Saishin Tokyo-shi zenzu, fu Yokohama-shi zenzu ("Latest Map of Tokyo, also with a Map of Yokohama"). Later edition, updated only one month after the devastating earthquake on 1 September 1923. The map shows the extent of the fire damage with orange overlays, revealing the near-total destruction of Tokyo south of the Imperial Palace. The verso highlights the carnage with photographic illustrations of Nihonbashi, Yokohama, Sudacho, and the future Emperor Hirohito visiting the wreckage.The first edition of this map was released in 1915.

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