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[Paris 1832, Murray]. Single sheet from the atlas, title: SCEAU DU ROI DE LIEOU KHIEOUN, sheet size 15 x 24 cm., very good, shows the Loo Choo King's seal & ca. 9.5 x 9.5 cm., coopper etched, seal characters & a Buddhist script. R A R E This French text is an early study of the Ainu of N. Japan. Covering a trip to those aboriginal people, with a vocabulary of the Ainu-Kamtchatk-French, description of the inhabitants &c. An excellent & early study of the Ainu, based on the author's primary observation. Also covers Korean observations of travel, the Ryukyu Islands description & travel, as well as Japan. With Korean & Ainu language glossaries, vocabularies. The lavish & large five hand-colored copper engraved maps. *** This is a French translation of SANGOKU TSURAN ZUSETSU, by Hayashi Shihei, copper plate etched, all hand color, and they cite this as ".Sukunai mono desu." or "Rare item. "Julius von Heinrigh Klaproth 1783-1835, translated the original from Japanese-Chinese." *** THE MAPS: 1. CARTE DES TROIS ROYAUMES i.e.: Sagariin [Sakhalin Island], Kamsikatstoka, Isseo Ye Biskokof [Hokkaido], Grand Niphon [all Japanese Islands], Rioukiou Kokf [Loo Choo Islands], Taiwan, the coast of mainland China from the Sagariin River in the North, down to Kouang Touang & Fou Kian in the South, with Tche Kiang, Nan King, Chan Toung, Tsio Sen Coree [Korea], Liao Touong and Mantsiou [Manchuria] areas nicely shown. * Map 2: CARTE DES HUIT PROVINCES DU TCHAO SIAN [Chosen or Corea]: a magnificent & fantastic pictorial map, with yellow outline, showing the whole country and each of its provinces, with the King's Residence located in KING KI [Seoul] with a large black square castle noted. The upper portion or the North, shows Liao Toung & Ju Tchin, with the rivers separating them from Korea. Each province named, with rivers, main towns, villages, mountains & rivers noted. The lower portion shows Tsousima in green, some 40 Ri [miles] from Korea. To the East is the Thsian Chan Koue island. This is a major & primitive European map of Korea. * Map 3: CARTE DE L'ILE DE IESO Is a wonderful, primitive map of Hokkaido showing Kamsikatstoka or Kouroumouse to the North in red outline, Sagariin Island in green outline, Karafouto-Sima to the West with yellow & brown outline and part of Mantsiou. The main island of Iesso is with brown outline, and shows mountains, rivers, towns and sea routes in Ri [miles], with Province Ooshiou in the south and Matsumaye at the tip of Iesso in green outline, noting Japanese influence. Superb example ! * Map 4: CARTE DES ILES RIOU KIOU a great example of an early primitive European map. Shows the tip of Japan at the North the Satsouma and OOsoumi clans & Kagoshima with adjacent Islands in green. The Ryukyu chain begins in brown, with Oosima & Toknosima, the main island and the citadel Ziouli in heavy black outline, all provinces, cities, mountains noted. The outer islands, South to Yama Island and its smaller islands then Taiwan in yellow. The coast of China in red shows Kyoo To Sio, Fo Ken Sio, Se Kiang Sio, Nan King Sio, San Tong Sio [provinces] to the West. The major sea routes from Japan are recorded with a dotted line in Li [miles] all through the chain and to Fo Ken. * Map 5: CARTE DES ILES INHABITEES OU MOU NIN SIMA APPELLEES AUSSI O GASSA WARA SIMA shown just below Idzou province in Japan in green outline, along with the scattered islands & the ship route with Ri [miles]. Down to the Ogassawara chain outlined in red. Shows all of the islands in this area from the large Ile Septentrionale and Ile Meridionale with the smaller ones. A primitive map with only a most vague notion of the villages or geography, mountains noted. Vertical format, suitable for framing & library display. **** RARITY: These maps are especially coveted by collectors and students of the area and are seldom found on the market. By and large a most impressive group of maps and text. * Nice examples, the maps are ready for framing and library display. Eac. N° de ref. del artículo 86119908

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