A Japanese woodblock print, Nagasaki-e, of Nagasaki Harbour, Shinkan Nagasaki no dzu
Published by Baikodo and dated 1st year of Kyowa (1801)
Black and blue ink on paper, 34 cm x 55 cm
To the right Japanese texts are added. The top line is the title, reading; “distances to main places from Nagasaki”.
Upper part from right to left: Kyoto 210ri, Edo 332ri, Osaka 197ri, Shimonosek 59ri,Bungo Hita 46ri, Higo-Kumamoto 39ri, Satsuma-Kagoshima 65ri, Hiuga-Satohara 71ri. Lower part: Hizen-Saga 29ri, Chikuzen-Fukuoka 50ri, Hirado 32ri, Karatsu 32ri, Kurume 36ri, Yanagawa 32ri, Shimabara 16ri and Omura 10ri. 1ri = 4km.
Underneath in the blue field is written: “New map of Nagasaki”.
Black and blue ink on paper, 34 cm x 55 cm
To the right Japanese texts are added. The top line is the title, reading; “distances to main places from Nagasaki”.
Upper part from right to left: Kyoto 210ri, Edo 332ri, Osaka 197ri, Shimonosek 59ri,Bungo Hita 46ri, Higo-Kumamoto 39ri, Satsuma-Kagoshima 65ri, Hiuga-Satohara 71ri. Lower part: Hizen-Saga 29ri, Chikuzen-Fukuoka 50ri, Hirado 32ri, Karatsu 32ri, Kurume 36ri, Yanagawa 32ri, Shimabara 16ri and Omura 10ri. 1ri = 4km.
Underneath in the blue field is written: “New map of Nagasaki”.
Part of the Japan collection.
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