COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Anonymous
Date:
1795
Short Title:
Text: (Vol Two Japanese Castles)
Type:
Text Page
Obj Height cm:
28
Obj Width cm:
38
Note:
The date is taken from text on the inside portfolio cover: the characters “寛政” refer to the Kansei era (1789–1801) in Japan, and “七年” means the 7th year of that era, which corresponds to 1795 in the Gregorian calendar. The rest the text indicates that this document or artwork was written in June of that year.
Full Title:
(Text page to) (Vol Two Japanese Castles)
List No:
16143.102
Series No:
102
Publication Author:
Anonymous
Pub Date:
1795
Pub Title:
(Vol One. Two, Three, Four, Five - Japanese Castles)
Pub Note:
"An incredible collection of delicate watercolours showing birds-eye views of Samurai castles. The importance of a collection such as this is that since the nature of castles was to act as a defense, their layout tended to be kept secret. These drawings probably owe their existence to the fact that the Tokugawa Shogunate demanded drawings of castles to be submitted to them to exert some control over the daimyo." (Ursus Books, 2024)
Pub List No:
16143.000
Pub Type:
Regional Atlas
Pub Height cm:
28
Pub Width cm:
20
Image No:
16143102.jp2
Authors:
Anonymous
