DAI NIHON ZENZU. (A Complete Map of Japan). Tokyo, 1879. Map when unfolded measures 165x155 cm. With colour. 28x20 cm. Gold-spotted silk-covered boards.

Steel-engraved large map of Japan - interesting early contribution done not long after Japan opened to the West. Place names in Japanese and also romanized. Some legends in English.Includes three inset maps and accompanying text in Japanese. Dated Meiji 12 - 1879. The map has some worming, waterstaining and has split at some of the folds. Part of map is missing but the main body of Japan is complete Priced accordingly.