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The descriptions are in this order: Cartographer; Title; Publisher; Place Published; Date Published; Type of Color (if any); Type of Printing; Description; Size (HxW); Condition; Matted or Framed (if applicable); Price; I.D.#.

UNUSUAL JAPAN CONFIGURATION

SANSON, NICOLAS . L'ASIE Par N. Sanson d'Abbeville. Geographe ordinaire du Roy. PARIS. c1683.  OUTLINE HAND COLOR. COPPER ENGRAVING. With strange "Terre de Iesso, Yezo, ou Sesso" of continent size in Pacific Ocean opposite Japan. Superb modern coloring. Narrow margins. 7.3"H. x 10.75"W. GOOD. I.D.#21286. SOLD.
 

ABBE. A. F. PROVOST D'EXILES/DHEULAND SCULP. PLAN DU PORT ET DE LA VILLE DE NAGASAKI. DIDOT. PARIS. 1752. ENGRAVING. Folding map from "Historie Generale Des Voyages." Vol. 39. Details vicinity of Nagasaki with street plan, topography, "Corps de Garde", prison, etc. Sharp impression. 7.8"H. x 13.3"W. FINE. $325.00. I.D.#03741.

BELLIN. CARTE DE L'EMPIRE DU JAPON. DIDOT. PARIS. 1752. ENGRAVING. Map showing "Isle de Nipon", "Isle de Ximo" with detail of towns, topography, etc. Decorative cartouche. 8.4"H. x 12.3"W. FINE. $600.00. I.D.#03734.

BELLIN. CARTE DES ISLES DU JAPON ET LA PREFQUE ISLE DE COREE. DIDOT. PARIS. 1752. ENGRAVING. Map showing Isle de Nipon, Isle Ximo, Coree, etc. Elaborate Cartouche. Faint transferral. Sharp impression. 8.5"H. x 12.3"W. FINE. $550.00. I.D.#03742.

BONNE, RIGOBERT. EMPIRE DE LA CHINE, RME. DE COREE ET ISLES DU JAPON. PARIS. 1780. PARTIAL HAND COLOR. COPPER ENGRAVING. "Par M. Bonne..." Skillful modern part color. Slight marginal worming. Some offsetting. 9.25"H. x 13.5"W. GOOD. $375.00. I.D.#09943.

RARE TWO SHEET CHART OF N. PACIFIC EXPLORERS TO 1775

ANONYMOUS. "CARTE DES DECLINAISONS ET INCLINAISONS DE L'AIGUILLE AIMANTEE redigee d'apres la table des observations magnetiques faite par les voyageurs depuis l'annee 1775". PARIS? c1780. COPPER ENGRAVING. Handsome two-sheet scientific chart of magnetic observations made by all the major voyagers in the North Pacific up until 1775. Sharp impression on heavy laid paper. The dimensions here are larger than a set offered in England in 1986. All adjacent land masses shown from Cochinchine, Chine, Coree,and Japon to ALASCHKA, Nootka, Cap Flattery, Calafornie (Baja), to Terre Ferme (Panama). Interior of N.Am. divided between Nouvau. Mexique, Mexique Louisiane, Floride, Etats-Unis (U.S.) and Canada. Cuba, Chesapeak, Long Island, and C. Cod also named.Some marginal spotting. 22.25"H. x 42.6"W (for both maps joined). VERY GOOD. $1,750.00 (pair). I.D.#08829.

JAPAN. ARROWSMITH & LEWIS. BOSTON. 1805. ENGRAVING. Map showing topography, towns, (Nagasaki, Quiti, etc.) and the eastern coast of "Corea". Sharp impression. 7.9"H. x 9.8"W. FINE. $375.00. I.D.#03733.

JAPAN. ARROWSMITH & LEWIS. BOSTON. 1805. ENGRAVING. Map showing topography, towns, (Nagasaki, Quiti, etc.) and the eastern coast of "Corea". Sharp impression. 7.9"H. x 9.8"W. FINE. $400.00. I.D.#03735.

RARE SPANISH SEA CHART – JAPAN, KOREA, ETC.

SPANISH AUTHORITIES. untitled. [NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND COAST OF ASIA]. MADRID. c1818. COPPER ENGRAVING. From Malacca north to the Philippines, Japan, Korea and Kamtchaka. All explorer's routes from Magellan to 1814. Large inset of San Bernardino Strait in the Philippines. A little light marginal foxing. Rare. 25.25"H. x 33"W. VERY GOOD. $2,750.00. I.D.#12102.

JAPAN. ARROWSMITH & LEWIS. BOSTON. 1819. ENGRAVING. Map showing topography, towns, islands, etc. Small section of "Corea". 7.9"H. x 9.8"W. FINE. I.D.#03736. SOLD.

EMPIRE OF JAPAN. H.S TANNER. PHILADELPHIA. c1820. ENGRAVING. Details topography, bays, towns, gulfs, etc. Detailed. 9.5"H. x 15.6"W. FINE. $300.00. I.D.#03737.

CHINA, JAPAN &C. BRADFORD, T.G. BOSTON. 1835.  OUTLINE HAND COLOR. ENGRAVING. Map detailing provinces outlined in China. With placenames, topography & The Great Wall. Also shows Japan and "Corea". Few spots. 7.8"H. x 10"W. VERY GOOD. $125.00. I.D.#03317.

J. & C. WALKER. EMPIRE OF JAPAN. BALDWIN & CRADOCK/S.D.U.K. LONDON. 1835.  OUTLINE HAND COLOR. ENGRAVING. Map of Japan showing topography, districts, Bays, capes, islands, ports, etc. Insets: Nagasaki Harbour and Eastern Point of Yeso. Nagasaki has note, "the only port open to foreigners". 15.3"H. x 12.5"W. FINE. $175.00. I.D.#02906.

BRADFORD, T.G. CHINA, JAPAN &c. WM. D. TICKNOR. BOSTON. 1835.  OUTLINE HAND COLOR. COPPER ENGRAVING. Polar projection. 125. Engraved by G.W. Boynton? Another copy of I.D.#19592. Margin foxing. 7.75"H. x 10"W. GOOD. $110.00. I.D.#19651.

WALKER, J. & C. EMPIRE OF JAPAN. BALDWIN & CRADOCK/S.D.U.K. LONDON. 1835, DEC.? 1ST.  OUTLINE HAND COLOR. COPPER ENGRAVING. After authorities Krusenstern and Kaempfer. Map of Japan showing topography, districts, bays, capes, islands, ports, etc. Insets: Nagasaki Harbour and Eastern Point of Yeso. Dry and fragile with margin flaking, losses to imprint at foot. Shows a small part of "Corea". 15.3"H. x 12.25"W. FAIR. $125.00. I.D.#05575.

BURR, DAVID H. CHINESE EMPIRE AND JAPAN. THOMAS ILLMAN. NEW YORK. 1836.  OUTLINE HAND COLOR. COPPER ENGRAVING. The entire Far East and Tibet. Original coloring. Lower portion water stained. Very scarce. 10.25"H. x 12.3"W. FAIR. $135.00. I.D.#09730.

CHINESE EMPIRE AND JAPAN. JEREMIAH GREENLEAF. BRATTLEBORO, VT. 1840. FULL HAND COLOR. COPPER ENGRAVING. Couple small spots. 10.3"H. x 12.75"W. VERY GOOD. $150.00. I.D.#13782.

LOWRY, J. W. JAPAN WITH THE NEIGHBORING AND ALLIED STATES according to an original Japanese map. Nip-pon je sin rjoo tsu. NY ILLUSTRATED NEWS. NEW YORK. 1853, NOV. 19.  OUTLINE HAND COLOR. WOODCUT. C.A. Alvord, printer. Later outline color. Very early printing of a Japanese map. Printing roller stain. 8.75"H. x 13.3"W. GOOD. I.D.#14050.  SOLD.

JAPAN NIPPON KUISIU, SEKOK, YESSO AND THE JAPANESE KURILES. J.H. COLTON & CO. NEW YORK. 1855. FULL HAND COLOR. ENGRAVING. First edition. With sheet of text. Shows towns, bays, ports, topography, etc. Insets: Yesso and the Japanese Kuriles (and) Bay of Nagasaki. Margins trimmed. 13"H. x 14"W. VERY GOOD. $185.00. I.D.#02636.

JAPAN NIPPON, KIUSIU, SIKOK, YESSO AND THE JAPANESE KURILES. J.H. COLTON & CO. NEW YORK. 1855. FULL HAND COLOR. ENGRAVING. First edition. Brightly colored map showing topography, towns, etc. Also names mountains, hills, peaks, capes, islands, etc. With inset: Bay of Nagasaki; Yesso and the Japanese Kuriles. 13.5"H. x 14"W. GOOD. $175.00. I.D.#03729.

JAPAN NIPPON, KIUSIU, SIKOK, YESSO AND THE JAPANESE KURILES. J.H. COLTON & CO. NEW YORK. 1855. FULL HAND COLOR. ENGRAVING. First edition. Brightly colored map showing topography, towns, etc. Also names mountains, hills, peaks, capes, islands, etc. With inset: Bay of Nagasaki; Yesso and the Japanese Kuriles. With 1 page of text "The Empire of Japan". 13.5"H. x 14"W. VERY GOOD. $195.00. I.D.#03731.

JAPAN NIPPON, KIUSIU, SIKOK, YESSO AND THE JAPANESE KURILES. J.H. COLTON & CO. NEW YORK. 1855. FULL HAND COLOR. STEEL ENGRAVING. Two insets, Nagasaki Bay and Yesso and the Japanese Kuriles. Original coloring. With text leaf. 13"H. x 15.5"W. GOOD.  I.D.#09220. SOLD.

PERRY EXPEDITION. ENDERMO HARBOR ISLAND OF JESSO SURVEYED BY ORDER OF COMMODORE M.C. PERRY U.S.N. BY ACTG. MASTER C.A. STEVENS AND MIDN. R.L. MAY OF THE U.S.S. SOUTHAMPTON... 1854. NAVY DEPT. WASHINGTON, DC. 1856. LITHOGRAPHY. Sea chart with soundings and topographic outlines of the shore. Lightly foxed. 16"H. x 22.25"W. GOOD. $100.00. I.D.#04672.

SELS, EDWARD. SIMODA HARBOR OF NIPPON SURVEYED BY ORDER OF COMMODORE M.C. PERRY, U.S.N. BY LIEUT. W.L. MAURY, LIEUT. S. BENT, S. NICHOLSON... NAVY DEPT. WASHINGTON, DC. 1856. LITHOGRAPHY. Sea chart giving sailing directions and insets of landfalls. Brown at folds, some foxing. 31.25"H. x 20.25"W. GOOD. $150.00. I.D.#04670.

SELS, EDWARD. THE HARBOR OF HAKODADI, YESSO, ID. JAPAN. SURVEYED BY ORDER OF COMMODORE M.C. PERRY, U.S.N. BY LIEUT. W.L. MAURY, G.H. PREBLE, S. NICHOLSON, A.A. BARBOT, IN 1854. NAVY DEPT. WASHINGTON, DC. 1856. LITHOGRAPHY. Handsome sea chart giving sailing directions and landfall views. Good but with heavy browning at folds. 25.75"H. x 18.75"W. $125.00. I.D.#04671.

SELS, EDWARD. CHART OF THE COAST OF CHINA AND THE JAPAN ISLANDS INCLUDING THE MARIANES AND A PART OF THE PHILIPPINES... NAVY DEPT. WASHINGTON, DC. 1856. LITHOGRAPHY. Very large sea chart surveyed by Lieuts. W.L. Maury and S. Bent, U.S.N. Coast of China very detailed. Folds very browned with slight losses, fold repairs, few stains. Important. 43"H. x 41"W. FAIR. $250.00. I.D.#04673.

SELS, EDWARD. RECONNOISSANCE OF THE GULF AND SURVEY OF THE WESTERN SHORE OF THE BAY OF YEDO BY ORDER OF COMMODORE M.C. PERRY, U.S.N. BY LT. W.L. MAURY AND OTHER OFFICERS OF THE U.S. JAPAN EXPEDITION. NAVY DEPT. WASHINGTON, DC. 1856. LITHOGRAPHY. Large sea chart containing sailing directions for Harbor of Simoda and for the Bay of Yedo. Inset views of landfalls. Browned at folds. 27"H. x 30"W. VERY GOOD. I.D.#04669.  SOLD.

BALCH, G. B./G. H. COOPER/L. A. BEARDSLEE. THE COFFIN ISLANDS Surveyed By Order Of Commodore M.C. Perry U.S.N. By Lieuts. G.B. Balch, G.H. Cooper & L.A. Beardslee Mid. Of The U.S. Ship Plymouth Commander John Kelly U.S.N. 1854. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES/NAVY DEPT. WASHINGTON, DC. 1856. LITHOGRAPHY. Fold browned with repairs. 18"H. x 16"W. GOOD. $85.00. I.D.#20509.

SELZ, EDWARD? CHART SHOWING THE TRACK OF THE FLAGSHIPS OF THE U.S. JAPAN EXPEDITION To The Eastd. Of The Cape Of Good Hope 1853 & 1854. NAVY DEPT. WASHINGTON, DC. 1856. LITHOGRAPHY. Outline map of Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia showing route of Admiral Perry's fleet. Margins browned. 10.25"H. x 36.3"W. GOOD. $150.00. I.D.#18141.

JAPAN NIPPON, KIUSIU, SIKOK, YESSO AND THE JAPANESE KURILES. J.H. COLTON & CO. NEW YORK. 1856 ©1855. FULL HAND COLOR. STEEL ENGRAVING. Brightly colored map showing topography, towns, etc. Also names mountains, hills, peaks, capes, islands, etc. With inset: Bay of Nagasaki; Yesso and the Japanese Kuriles. Browned, margin chipped. 13.25"H. x 15.5"W. GOOD. $160.00. I.D.#11842

JAPAN NIPPON, KIUSIU, SIKOK, YESSO AND THE JAPANESE KURILES. J.H. COLTON & CO. NEW YORK. 1856 ©1855. FULL HAND COLOR. STEEL ENGRAVING. Brightly colored map showing topography, towns, etc. Also names mountains, hills, peaks, capes, islands, etc. With inset: Bay of Nagasaki; Yesso and the Japanese Kuriles. Lightly browned. 13.25"H. x 15.5"W. GOOD. $175.00. I.D.#12004.

Another copy of I.D.#12004. Lightly browned. 13.25"H. x 15.5"W. GOOD. $175.00. I.D.#16224.

SCARCE POCKET MAP & GUIDE WITH MANUSCRIPT NOTES ABOUT 1860 BATTLE SITES

JOHNSTON, KEITH. CHINA AND JAPAN. W. & A.K. JOHNSTON. EDINBURGH. c1856. FULL HAND COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. by Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E. Sheet 35 from his Royal General atlas. Dissected, linen mounted, with guide booklet, folding into royal blue cloth covers. Neat ink notations and additions to both map and gazetteer about 1860 battle sites. Shaken with some staining, repairs to booklet. 18.25"H. x 24"W. GOOD. $450.00. I.D.#05138.

JAPAN NIPPON, KIUSIU, SIKOK, YESSO AND THE JAPANESE KURILES. J.H. COLTON & CO. NEW YORK. 1857 ©1855. FULL HAND COLOR. STEEL ENGRAVING. Brightly colored map showing topography, towns, etc. Also names mountains, hills, peaks, capes, islands, etc. With inset: Bay of Nagasaki; Yesso and the Japanese Kuriles. Without ornamental border. 12.75"H. x 14.6"W. GOOD. $175.00. I.D.#14448.

SIEBOLD/U. S. EX. EX. COLTON'S JAPAN NIPPON, KIUSIU, SIKOK, YESSO AND THE JAPANESE KURILES. J.H. COLTON & CO. NEW YORK. 1859. FULL HAND COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Updated with other sources. Original coloring. Browned and repaired. 13"H. x 15.5"W. FAIR. $140.00. I.D.#09228.

COLTON'S JAPAN NIPPON, KIUSIU, SIKOK YESSO AND THE JAPANESE KURILES. G.W. & C.B. COLTON & CO. NEW YORK. c1859. FULL HAND COLOR. ENGRAVING. Pastel coloring. Details towns, topography, names mountains, hills, peaks, capes, islands and insets: Bay of Nagasaki (and) Yesso and the Japanese Kuriles. Margins trimmed. 13.5"H. x 14"W. VERY GOOD. $175.00. I.D.#03728.

JOHNSON'S JAPAN NIPPON, KIUSIU, SIKOK, YESSO AND THE JAPANESE KURILES. JOHNSON AND BROWNING. NEW YORK. 1861. FULL HAND COLOR. ENGRAVING. Map showing topography, towns, mountains, hills, islands and insets of Bay of Nagasaki (and) Yesso and the Japanese Kuriles. 13.5"H. x 14"W. VERY GOOD. $165.00. I.D.#03727.

WALKER, J. & C. EMPIRE OF JAPAN. EDWARD STANFORD/S.D.U.K. LONDON. 1861.  OUTLINE HAND COLOR. COPPER ENGRAVING. Map of Japan showing topography, districts, Bays, capes, islands, ports, etc. Insets: Nagasaki Harbour and Eastern Point of Yeso. Ports free to British subjects are underlined in red (e.g. Nagasaki, Kanagawa, and Hokodade), those to be opened in 1860 and 1863 are underlined in blue (e.g. Osaka and Jedo). Shows a small part of "Corea". Scarce S.D.U.K. issue. 15"H. x 12.5"W. FINE.  I.D.#01291. SOLD.

JOHNSON, A.J. JOHNSON'S JAPAN Nippon, Kiusiu, Sikok, Yesso And The Japanese Kuriles. JOHNSON & BROWNING. NEW YORK. 1861. FULL HAND COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Inset maps of Yesso and the Japanese Kuriles and the Bay of Nagasaki. Browned. 13"H. x 15.6"W. GOOD. $140.00. I.D.#18086.

JOHNSON, A.J. JOHNSON'S JAPAN Nippon, Kiusiu, Sikok, Yesso And The Japanese Kuriles. JOHNSON AND WARD. NEW YORK. 1862. FULL HAND COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Inset maps of Yesso and the Japanese Kuriles and the Bay of Nagasaki. Browned, spotted with margin stains. 12.2"H. x 14.25"W. FAIR. $125.00. I.D.#05440.

JOHNSON, A.J. JOHNSON'S JAPAN Nippon, Kiusiu, Sikok, Yesso And The Japanese Kuriles. JOHNSON AND BROWNING. NEW YORK. 1862. FULL HAND COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Inset maps of Yesso and the Japanese Kuriles and the Bay of Nagasaki. Slight margin stains. 12.5"H. x 15.25"W. GOOD. $140.00. I.D.#12291.

JOHNSON, A.J. JOHNSON'S JAPAN NIPPON, KIUSIU, SIKOK, YESSO AND THE JAPANESE KURILES. JOHNSON AND WARD. NEW YORK. c1862. FULL HAND COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Vividly colored map of the Japanese home islands showing topography, towns, townships and names mountains, peaks, hills, capes, etc. Insets of Yesso and the Japanese Kuriles (and) Bay of Nagasaki. Browned, few lower margins stained. "Compiled from the maps of Siebold with additions from the surveys and reconnaisances of the U.S. Japan Expedition." 11.5"H. x 14.3"W. FAIR. MATTED. $135.00. I.D.#07897.

JOHNSON, A.J. JOHNSON'S JAPAN. NIPPON, KIUSIU, SIKOK,YESSO AND THE JAPANESE KURILES. JOHNSON AND WARD. NEW YORK. 1863. FULL HAND COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Insets of Yesso and Nagasaki Bay. 12.8"H. x 15.3"W. VERY GOOD. $165.00. I.D.#11223.

JOHNSON, A.J. JOHNSON'S JAPAN Nippon, Kiusiu, Sikok, Yesso And The Japanese Kuriles. JOHNSON AND WARD. NEW YORK. 1863. FULL HAND COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Inset maps of Yesso and the Japanese Kuriles and the Bay of Nagasaki. Browned. 13"H. x 15.6"W. GOOD. $145.00. I.D.#12814.

JOHNSON, A.J. JOHNSON'S JAPAN Nippon, Kiusiu, Sikok, Yesso And The Japanese Kuriles. JOHNSON AND WARD. NEW YORK. 1863. FULL HAND COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Inset maps of Yesso and the Japanese Kuriles and the Bay of Nagasaki. 13"H. x 15.6"W. VERY GOOD. $165.00. I.D.#18564.

JOHNSON, A.J. JOHNSON'S JAPAN NIPON, KIUSUI, SIKOK, YESSO AND THE JAPANESE KURILES. JOHNSON AND WARD. NEW YORK. 1864. FULL HAND COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. With inset Yesso and the Japanese Kuriles. Smoke stain lower margin. 13"H. x 15.5"W. GOOD. $135.00. I.D.#10747.

JOHNSON, A.J. JOHNSON'S JAPAN Nippon, Kiusiu, Sikok, Yesso And The Japanese Kuriles. JOHNSON AND WARD. NEW YORK. 1864. FULL HAND COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Inset maps of Yesso and the Japanese Kuriles and the Bay of Nagasaki. Browned, margin stains, chips. 13.25"H. x 15.6"W. FAIR. $100.00. I.D.#11635.

JOHNSON, A.J. JOHNSON'S JAPAN Nippon, Kiusiu, Sikok, Yesso And The Japanese Kuriles. JOHNSON AND WARD. NEW YORK. 1864. FULL HAND COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Inset maps of Yesso and the Japanese Kuriles and the Bay of Nagasaki. Margin stains. 12.5"H. x 15.3"W. GOOD. $135.00. I.D.#12417.

JOHNSON, A.J. JOHNSON'S JAPAN Nippon, Kiusiu, Sikok, Yesso And The Japanese Kuriles. JOHNSON AND WARD. NEW YORK. 1864. FULL HAND COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Inset maps of Yesso and the Japanese Kuriles and the Bay of Nagasaki. Ornamental border. Lower margin spotted. 13.1"H. x 15.6"W. VERY GOOD. $150.00. I.D.#18810.

JOHNSON, A.J. JOHNSON'S JAPAN Nippon, Kiusiu, Sikok, Yesso And The Japanese Kuriles. JOHNSON AND WARD. NEW YORK. 1864. FULL HAND COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Inset maps of Yesso and the Japanese Kuriles and the Bay of Nagasaki. Ornamental border. 13.1"H. x 15.6"W. VERY GOOD. $160.00. I.D.#18981.

JOHNSON, A.J. JOHNSON'S JAPAN Nippon, Kiusiu, Sikok, Yesso And The Japanese Kuriles. JOHNSON AND WARD. NEW YORK. 1864. FULL HAND COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Inset maps of Yesso and the Japanese Kuriles and the Bay of Nagasaki. Second style ornamental border. Browned and fragile. 13.1"H. x 15.6"W. GOOD. $110.00. I.D.#19034.

JOHNSON'S JAPAN NIPPON, KIUSIU, SIKOK, YESSO. A.J. JOHNSON. NEW YORK. 1864 (©1855). FULL HAND COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Browned. Two insets. Letterpress on reverse. 13"H. x 15.5"W. GOOD. $135.00. I.D.#10038.

JOHNSON'S JAPAN NIPPON, KIUSIU, SIKOK, YESSO AND THE JAPANESE KURILES. JOHNSON AND WARD. NEW YORK. c1865. FULL HAND COLOR. ENGRAVING. Map showing topography, towns, townships and names mountains, peaks,hills, capes, etc. Insets of Yesso and the Japanese Kuriles (and) Bay of Nagasaki. 13.5"H. x 14"W. GOOD. $135.00. I.D.#03730.

HUGE SEA CHART OF SOUTHERN JAPAN

JAPAN (SOUTH PART). JAMES IMRAY & SON. LONDON. 1870. LITHOGRAPHY. Very large blue back chart with edges bound and stitched to wooden strips. Shows Japanese coast in great detail with many soundings. Ten insets of ports and bays. These include Nagasaki, Hiogo, Gulf of Yedo and Kii Channel. Printed glossary of Japanese and English terms pasted to surface. Short tear top margin. Waterstains. Some routes plotted in pencil. 41.5"H. x 80.5"W. GOOD. $2,750.00. I.D.#18436.

JOHNSON'S CHINA AND JAPAN. A.J. JOHNSON. NEW YORK. 1870 ©1867. PARTIAL HAND COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Polar projection. Inset of Canton and Hong Kong. Ornamental border. 106-107. Waterstained. Now double-folio. Twice as large as earlier editions. 16.1"H. x 22.5"W. GOOD. $200.00. I.D.#18611.

JOHNSTON, KEITH. CHINA AND JAPAN. H. H. HARDESTY & CO. CHICAGO. 1875. FULL HAND COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Double page map reprinted from The (London) Weekly Dispatch atlas and used in the Jones and Hamilton Historical atlas of the world. Japan shown in inset. Browned. 12.1"H. x 16.1"W. GOOD. $120.00. I.D.#13606.

BARTHOLOMEW, J. JAPAN Engraved & Printed In Colours J. Bartholomew. A. & C. BLACK. EDINBURGH. 1879. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Inset map "Environs of Yedo." 15.25"H. x 11.25"W. FINE. $75.00. I.D.#07835.

SEA CHART WITH SOUTHERN JAPAN AND NAGASAKI PLAN

COAST OF CHINA BETWEEN FORMOSA ISLAND & PE-CHI-LI GULF. JAMES IMRAY & SON. LONDON. 1882. COPPER ENGRAVING. Blue-back sea chart with four insets. Large inset of Nagasaki. Chart shows southern Japan. Many soundings. Margins bound with sailmaker's tape. Long tear repaired. Ink stain. Scarce captain's sailing chart for the Orient. 49.5"H. x 40"W. FAIR. $2,250.00. I.D.#10918.

TUNISON'S ASIA | KOREA. | JAPAN. H.C. TUNISON. JACKSONVILLE, ILL., etc. 1882. FULL HAND COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Double-page. Turkey in Asia and China on reverse. Centerfold misfolded. 13"H. x 19.8"W. GOOD. $100.00. I.D.#14540.

LETTS'S POPULAR ATLAS. JAPAN. LETTS, SON & CO. LIMITED. LONDON. 1884. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Detailed. Good topography. Good large scale 3 sheet map. Includes half scale inset of Kurile Islands. Margins soiled on Sheet 3. 12.6"H. x 15.3"W. (each sheet). GOOD. $140.00. I.D.#19885.

SCARCE INLAND SEA CHART

WYMAN, R. H. JAPAN. INLAND SEA.-SHEET II. SETO UCHI OR INLAND SEA. EASTERN PART. HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE. U.S. NAVY. WASHINGTON, DC. 1884, JANY Edn. of. LITHOGRAPHY. With five compass headings, copious soundings. Laid down on canvas. Scarce. 24.75"H. x 33.3"W. GOOD. $1,500.00. I.D.#11777.

PALESTINE (AND) JAPAN. CRAM, GEO. F. CHICAGO. 1886. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Two maps on either side of one sheet. Details place names and topography. Inset of Yesso in Japan map. 9.2"H. x 12"W. VERY GOOD. $90.00. I.D.#02673.

BARTLETT, J. R. JAPAN. GULF OF OSAKA. HIOGO AND OSAKA. HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE. U.S. NAVY. WASHINGTON, DC. 1886, JUNE Edn. of. LITHOGRAPHY. With two insets. Plan of city of Osaka. Soundings. Scarce. 17"H. x 22.5"W. GOOD. $1,500.00. I.D.#11776.

CRAM, GEO. F. PALESTINE | JAPAN. GEORGE V. JONES & CO. BOSTON. 1887. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. "Engraved for Gaskell's atlas of the world." Page 165. Polar projection. Reverse letterpress. 9.25"H. x 12.1"W. VERY GOOD. $60.00. I.D.#19765.

CHINA | JAPAN. WM. M. BRADLEY & CO. PHILADELPHIA. 1888 ©1886. FULL HAND COLOR. STEEL ENGRAVING. Very detailed. Some topography. Two maps on same folio sheet. With leaf of gazetteer data. 16.25"H. x 23"W. VERY GOOD. $125.00. I.D.#12736.

BARTHOLOMEW, JOHN & CO. JAPAN. MACMILLAN & CO. LONDON./NEW YORK. 1890. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Polar projection. Two insets show the Loo Chew Islands and Formosa. From Bartholomew's The Library Reference atlas of the world. 16.25"H. x 11.5"W. VERY GOOD. $75.00. I.D.#20573.

BARTHOLOMEW, JOHN & CO. CHINESE EMPIRE AND JAPAN. MACMILLAN & CO. LONDON./NEW YORK. 1890. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Polar projection. From Bartholomew's The Library Reference atlas of the world. 11.25"H. x 16.75"W. VERY GOOD. $90.00. I.D.#20572.

RAND, MCNALLY & CO.'S INDEXED ATLAS OF THE WORLD MAP OF JAPAN. CHICAGO. 1892 ©1892. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Pages 538-535 in Rand, McNally & Co.'s Indexed atlas of the world. Five insets, the largest being Ezo and Chishima. 19"H. x 25.8"W. GOOD. $120.00. I.D.#18415.

DRAMATIC LARGE FOLDING MISSIONARY MAP OF JAPAN

KAJIWARA, C. HACHIRO. MAP OF JAPAN FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES. Compiled By C. Hachiro Kajiwara. Princeton [N.J.] August 1892. GEO. S. HARRIS & SON. PHILADELPHIA. c1892. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Very large wall map dissected and laid down on linen and folding into guards. Insets show Kurile Islands, Eastern Asia. Tables show by symbols ancient battle sites, lighthouses, military garrisons, all topography. Graphs and tables give statistics on the relative numbers of Christians by denominations in Japan. Best map of the country compiled by a native of Japan while in the United States for that period. Excellent condition. Quite rare. 54.25"H. x 54.25"W. FINE. I.D.#12892. SOLD.

CRAM, GEO. F. JAPAN. H. B. WALKER. CHICAGO/QUEBEC. 1895. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Double page map. Shows railroad network. Map of Persia and China on reverse. From Walker's International atlas. Similar to maps from A.A. Grant's Standard American atlas of the world. World edition. 15.8"H. x 21.8"W. GOOD. $120.00. I.D.#13376.

JAPAN. GEO. F. CRAM. CHICAGO. 1896. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. From Cram's Universal Atlas, Geographical, astronomical and historical... Map of Java on reverse. 12"H. x 10.1"W. GOOD. $75.00. I.D.#08446.

BLUE BACK CHART WITH INSETS OF TOKYO, YOKOHAMA

JAPAN ISLANDS [EASTERN PASSAGES TO CHINA AND JAPAN]. [Chart No.9]. JAMES IMRAY & SON. LONDON. 1898. COPPER ENGRAVING. Eight insets of harbors and bays,- Tokyo, Yokohama, etc. Large scale nautical chart of the Japanese home waters. Southern islands. Many soundings and signal lights. Blue back chart as used at sea. One short tear repaired but very good. 40"H. x 48.5"W. VERY GOOD. $2,800.00. I.D.#10917.

[JAPAN.] RAND, MCNALLY & CO.'S NEW 14 X 21 MAP OF JAPAN. CHICAGO. 1898 ©1895. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Page 294-295 from Rand, McNally & Co.'s Universal atlas of the world..., 1898. Map of part of India and map of Persia on reverse. No ornamental border. Very detailed. Margins finger soiled. 12.25"H. x 15.6"W. GOOD. $75.00. I.D.#19225.

JAPAN. GEO. F. CRAM. NY/CHICAGO. 1899. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Has China and Persia on reverse. From Cram's Standard American Railway System atlas of the world. 21"H. x 16.5"W. FINE. $90.00. I.D.#12165.

JAPAN. CRAM, GEO. F. CHICAGO. 1899. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. From Cram's Standard American Railway System atlas of the world. Double-page. With railroads. Map of China and Persia on reverse. Scarce railroad maps. 21"H. x 16.6"W. GOOD. $100.00. I.D.#14573.

RAND, MCNALLY & CO.'S INDEXED ATLAS OF THE WORLD MAP OF JAPAN. CHICAGO. c1902. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Detailed double-page map with several insets. An outline map, Ezo and Chishima, Ryukyu Islands (Loo-Choo), the south extension of Osumi Province, Formosa and Matsu Island. Shows topography and railroads. Very comprehensive. Light margin stains. GOOD. $85.00. I.D.#08604.

JAPAN, KOREA, CHINA. And The International Neutral Zones With The Philippine Islands, Siam, Indo-China, Amur, Etc. GEO. F. CRAM. CHICAGO. c1903. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Margins browned. 12.3"H. x 9.25" W. GOOD. $50.00 . I.D.#13734.

MAP OF JAPAN. GEO. F. CRAM. CHICAGO. c1903. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Insets of Formosa and Island of Yezo. Margins browned. 20"H. x 13.5"W. GOOD. $75.00. I.D.#13735.

HAMMOND'S LARGE MAP OF JAPAN, COREA & MANCHURIA. C.S. HAMMOND & CO. NEW YORK. 1904. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Supplement to New York Tribune. March 6th, 1904. Shows major sea lanes. Centers on Korea. Good detail. 12"H. x 17"W. GOOD. $65.00. I.D.#08600.

MIELISCH, H. JAPAN. VELHAGEN & KLASING. BIELEFELD UND LEIPZIG. 1904, MAI. FULL PRINTED COLOR. CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY. Plate 142 from Andrees allgemeiner Handatlas edited by A. Scobel. Highly detailed, topography and oceanography. Five small inset maps. 14.25"H. x 10"W. VERY GOOD. $100.00. I.D.#19721.

PETTIT, H. M. THE SCENE OF WAR - WHERE RUSSIA AND JAPAN ARE FIGHTING IN THE FAR EAST. HARPER'S WEEKLY. NEW YORK. 1904, MARCH 26 Supplement. LITHOGRAPHY. Birdseye view map with inset polar hemisphere. Locates fleets, land forces. 10.5"H. x 16.3"W. VERY GOOD. $50.00. I.D.#15969.

MATTHEWS-NORTHRUP CO. EMPIRES OF CHINA JAPAN AND KOREA | THE NORTH POLE REGION. L.G. STAHL. CHICAGO. 1906 ©1899. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Copyright by J. Martin Miller. Polar projection. Shows nautical routes. Inset of Hong Kong and vicinity. 2 maps and pages of text. 10.25"H. x 15"W. GOOD. $75.00. I.D.#20638.

KOBAYASHI, H. MAP OF JAPAN. THE WELCOME SOCIETY. TOKYO. 1906, NOV. THREE COLOR. CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY. Sixth edition, revised. Cover title: The latest map of Japan for travellers. Large topographic map with three insets. Commercial advertising on reverse. Colored pictorial covers. 22.75"H. x 33.75"W. VERY GOOD. $225.00. I.D.#05446.

CRAM, GEO. F. JAPAN. GRANT, A.A. TORONTO. c1906. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. From Grant's Bankers' and Brokers' railway system atlas, cover dated 1906. On polar projection. Shows railroads. Very detailed. Map of Palestine on obverse, Central Asia on reverse. 13"H. x 16.5"W. GOOD. $120.00. I.D.#15547.

FIRST PEACE OF PORTSMOUTH ATLAS MAP

CRAM, GEORGE F. KOREA, LOWER MANCHURIA. With Adjacent Portions Of China, Japan And Siberia. And The International Neutral Zones: Liao-Tung, Wei-Hai-Wei, And Kiao-Chau. Compiled From The Latest U.S. Consular, War And Navy Departments' Reports, Railway And Concessions Surveys. Published By Geo. F. Cram, Chicago, Ill. GRANT, A.A. TORONTO. c1906. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. From Grant's Bankers' and Brokers' railway system atlas, cover dated 1906. Shows nautical distances and routes in red. The Peace of Portsmouth, N.H. signed during the summer of 1905 established modern international borders in this region and ended the Russo-Jap War. Probably first treaty map to appear in an atlas. 15.8"H. x 25.5"W. GOOD. $150.00. I.D.#15549.

JAPAN AND KOREA. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA CO. CHICAGO. 1910. FULL PRINTED COLOR. CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY. Chromolithographed map of the Japanese Empire of the time. Left margin ragged. Small stain. 10.6"H. x 15.3"W. GOOD. $75.00. I.D.#11103.

CHINESE EMPIRE WITH JAPAN AND KOREA... RAND, MCNALLY & CO. CHICAGO. c1910. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Full colored map of the old Chinese Empire divided into its many diverse regions. Fold tear, margin stain. 19"H. x 26.25"W. VERY GOOD. $90.00. I.D.#07159.

RARE WALL MAP OF FAR EAST WITH MANUSCRIPT NOTES

JAVA-CHINA JAPAN LYN [sic] ESPECIALLY PREPARED BY EDWARD STANFORD, LTD. CARTOGRAPHERS TO H.M. THE KING. STANFORD'S GEOGRAPHICAL ESTABLISHMENT. LONDON. c1910. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Printed in England for a far eastern steamship line. With later manuscript margin notes about building the Burma Road during World War 2. Shows topography, political geography, steamship lines, inland trade routes. Original wooden rods and hanging cord. Very rare. 42.8"H. x 32.8"W. FINE. $1,500.00. I.D.#06096.

ANONYMOUS. GENERAL MAP OF JAPAN Showing Relation To Adjacent Countries. JAPAN TOURIST BUREAU. TOKYO. c1910. THREE COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Folding tourist map surrounded with twenty photographs. Railroads and sea routes shown in red. Taiwan and the world shown in insets. Scorched. One corner torn off. 9.5"H. x 13.5"W. FAIR. $65.00. I.D.#19777.

RAND, MCNALLY & CO.'S INDEXED ATLAS OF THE WORLD MAP OF JAPAN. MAP OF JAPAN. CHICAGO. 1911 ©1906. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Page 416-417 from the Commercial Atlas of America. Five insets. 19"H. x 26"W. VERY GOOD. $95.00. I.D.#17287.

THE RAND-MCNALLY NEW LIBRARY ATLAS MAP OF CHINA AND JAPAN. CHICAGO. 1912. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. A few fold repairs. Lacks cover. 19"H. x 26"W. GOOD. $120.00. I.D.#17306.

THE RAND-MCNALLY NEW LIBRARY ATLAS MAP OF CHINA AND JAPAN. CHICAGO. 1912. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Page 412-413. Polar projection. Margin frayed, stained. Mildew. 19"H. x 26"W. FAIR. $80.00. I.D.#15168.

THE RAND-MCNALLY NEW LIBRARY ATLAS MAP OF JAPAN. CHICAGO. 1912 ©1892. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Page 416-417. Five island insets. Margin frayed, stained. Mildew. 19"H. x 25.8"W. GOOD. $125.00. I.D.#15169.

EASTERN STEAMSHIP LINE WALL MAP

STANFORD, EDWARD LTD. JAVA-CHINA JAPAN LYN [sic]. STANFORD'S GEOGRAPHICAL ESTABLISHMENT. LONDON. c1935. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. ESPECIALLY PREPARED BY EDWARD STANFORD, LTD. CARTOGRAPHERS TO H.M. THE KING. Printed in England for a far eastern steamship line. Shows topography, political geography, steamship lines, inland trade routes. Manchuria called Manchukuo (after 1932). Another later example of I.D.#06096. Top wooden rod appears replaced, else unusually well preserved. 42.75"H. x 32.3"W. FINE. $650.00. I.D.#19701.

GROSS, ALEXANDER. LARGE SCALE MAP OF JAPAN. "GEOGRAPHIA" MAP CO. NEW YORK. c1937. LITHOGRAPHY. produced under the direction of Alexander Gross, F.R.G.S. Wall size map of Imperial Japan in the Mid-Thirties. Seven insets, two demographic, Southeast Asia, Australia, Philippines, etc. Regional and large scale maps of the home islands. 37.5"H. x 52.75"W. VERY GOOD. $250.00. I.D.#16157.

GROSS, ALEXANDER. INDISPENSABLE MAP OF JAPAN AND ITS POSSESSIONS IN BEAUTIFUL COLORS [Cover title]. Including The Japanese Empire; The Philippine Islands; South-East Asia; Dutch East Indies; Hawaii And Other Islands In The Pacific And A Gazetteer Of The World... "GEOGRAPHIA" MAP CO. NEW YORK. c1943. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Colored folding map, outline maps printed in red on reverse. Inset maps of Taiwan and Bonin Islands. 19.25"H. x 17.1"W. VERY GOOD. $75.00. I.D.#11906.

GROSS, ALEXANDER. INDISPENSABLE MAP OF JAPAN AND ITS POSSESSIONS IN BEAUTIFUL COLORS [Cover title]. Including The Japanese Empire; The Philippine Islands; South-East Asia; Dutch East Indies; Hawaii And Other Islands In The Pacific And A Gazetteer Of The World... "GEOGRAPHIA" MAP CO. NEW YORK. c1943. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Colored folding map, outline maps printed in red on reverse. Inset maps of Taiwan and Bonin Islands. 19.25"H. x 17.1"W. VERY GOOD. $75.00. I.D.#16620.

GROSS, ALEXANDER. INDISPENSABLE MAP OF JAPAN And Its Possessions In Beautiful Colors... "GEOGRAPHIA" MAP CO. NEW YORK. c1944. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Map of Japan during the war. Five insets. Southeast Asia, Australia, Philippines, etc. 19.25"H. x 17.25"W. GOOD. $50.00. I.D.#16530.

GENERAL DRAFTING CO., INC. ESSO WAR MAP III FEATURING THE PACIFIC THEATER... A Third War Map Edited, Drafter, And Printed By The Makers Of The Pease-Time Esso Road Maps. ESSO MARKETERS. NEW YORK. 1944? FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Western Pacific on one side, Japan on the other. Soiled and misfolded, small corner torn from title panel. 24.8"H. x 22"W. FAIR. $35.00. I.D.#11230.

GENERAL DRAFTING CO., INC. ESSO WAR MAP III FEATURING THE PACIFIC THEATER... A Third War Map Edited, Drafted, And Printed By The Makers Of The Peace-Time Esso Road Maps. ESSO MARKETERS. NEW YORK. 1944? FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Western Pacific on one side, Japan on the other. Fold tears, misfolded. 24.8"H. x 22"W. FAIR. $35.00. I.D.#19125.

GENERAL DRAFTING CO., INC. ESSO WAR MAP III FEATURING THE PACIFIC THEATER... A Third War Map Edited, Drafted, And Printed By The Makers Of The Peace-Time Esso Road Maps. ESSO MARKETERS. NEW YORK. 1944? FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Western Pacific on one side, Japan on the other. Outer panels a bit soiled. Retailer's rubber stamps. 24.8"H. x 22"W. GOOD.  I.D.#19126. SOLD.

OCCUPATION MAP WITH PLAN OF TOKYO

WINSLOW, ROBERT/JAMES R. YOUNG. THE FAR EAST AND ADJOINING AREAS. DAVID MCKAY CO. PHILADELPHIA. 1945. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Cover title: Occupation map Japan and the Far East... On reverse, five demographic maps of Japan with a city plan of Tokyo. 32.3"H. x 42.5"W. FINE. $200.00. I.D.#11082.

ANONYMOUS. NEWSMAP. For The Armed Forces VE Day + 9 Weeks - 186th Week Of U.S. Participation In The War. ARMY INFORMATION BRANCH. WASHINGTON, DC. 1945, JULY 9. PARTIAL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Large map of the Japanese Empire and their conquests shortly before the Atomic bomb brought an end to the war. Wall size poster map distributed worldwide to all Theatres. Displayed in barracks, dayrooms, hospitals, etc. Reverse side has diagram emphasizing the immense size of the Pacific Ocean as compared with the U.S. and the huge task "redeployment" meant should an invasion of the Japanese mainland be attempted. Important display of considerations faced which led to use of the bomb. Short tear in center. 34" H. x 46.5"W. (sheet) VERY GOOD. I.D.#13550. SOLD.

JAPANESE. "MEMORY OF JAPAN AND KOREA". TOKYO? c1953. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Ladies' scarf probably rayon imprinted with rough map and familiar sights and scenes in both countries. Tourist souvenir for GI's around the time of the Korean War. "27"H. x 27"W. FINE. $50.00. I.D.#10062.

NAIGAI CHIZU CO., LTD. PICTORIAL MAP OF JAPAN. NAIGAI CHIZU CO., LTD. TOKYO. 1957. FULL PRINTED COLOR. LITHOGRAPHY. Demographic map showing foodstuffs and manufactured exports and where made or grown. 27.75"H. x 19.5"W. VERY GOOD. $50.00. I.D.#16246.

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