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Feudal Map of Japan before Sekigahara, 1903. Creator: Unknown

Feudal Map of Japan before Sekigahara, 1903. The feudal period of Japanese history was a time when powerful families (daimyo) and military warlords (shogun) ruled Japan. The Azuchi-Momoyama period began in 1568 with political unification of warlords Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Oda Nobunaga and ended in 1600 following the Battle of Sekigahara. From A History of Japan during the century of early foreign intercourse (1542-1651) by James Murdoch, M.A. and Isoh Yamagata. [Kobe, Japan, 1903]

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1770, Bonne Map of China, Korea, Japan and Formosa, Rigobert Bonne 1727 – 1794, one

1770, Bonne Map of China, Korea, Japan and Formosa, Rigobert Bonne 1727 ? 1794, one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century

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Central Asia including Japan antique map 19th century 1843

This is an original steel engraving with original colour, an antique map of Central Asia (including Japan, northern China, Mongolia and Korea). It was produced in 1843, a time when Japan was isolated and before traditional ways were overtaken by industrialisation. The map was drawn and engraved by J. Archer for Gilbert's Modern Atlas, published c.1843

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