Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era

Overview

From Paula Curtis Collection[1]: UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections holds one of the world’s largest collections of maps and guidebooks of the Japanese Tokugawa period, ca. 1600-1867, with maps varying in both format and size: items range from small single-sheet maps to more than thirty square feet, and also include a ceramic plate, a woodblock, and maps in scroll format.

  • Institution/Author: University of British Columbia
  • Period: Premodern
  • Geographic Focus: Japan,China,Korea
  • Access: Open Access

  1. Digital Humanities Resources on East Asia by Dr. Paula R. Curtis ↩︎