Detailed antique map of Japan, divided into seven principal provinces and depicts numerous towns, mountains, and rivers. Finely engraved by Giuseppe Pitteri the map comes from Atlante Novissimo, illustrato ed accresciuto sulle osservazioni, e scoperte fatte dai piu celebri e piu recenti geografi by Antonio Zatta published in Venice in 1785.
[Japan] L’Impero Del Giapon diviso in sette principali parti cioe Ochio Quanto Jetsegen Jetsen Jamaisoit, Xicoco e Ximo …
- Year: 1779
- Dimension: 310 x 400 mm
- Place of publication: Venice
€ 400,00
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