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Plan de la Ville de Meaco. (Kyoto, Japan)

  • ARTIST: Jacques Bellin

  • PUBLISHER: Published by J. N. Bellin, Paris.

  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

    DATE: 1764

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 7 1/2 x 10 7/8" (19.2 x 27.6 cm) plus margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: A well engraved map from Bellin's "Le Petit Atlas Maritime….". The five volume work covered all the known areas of the world and is considered to be one of the finest and well produced marine atlases during the period. This map show the city of Kyoto located in the central part of the Japanese island of Honshu. At one time this city was the imperial capital of Japan.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Very good condition. Black & white.

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps