SAKAI, SUTEHIKO (Ed. & Publ.): - Self Guide for Travellers in Japan. Published by Shuseido, Tokyo Meiji 20 (1887). . A large folding map (70 x 60.5 cm) printed in colours covering the middle part of Japan (from Tsu in Mie prefecture to Ishinomaki in Miyagi prefecture). A detailed map printed in Japanese, towns also printed in English. Some small repairs on verso, nicely done. Housed in original printed folder with a tie, lightly rubbed. Overall a very attractive and easily accessible map done for tourists. Price on the cover in red was 30 sen (!) in 1887. Edited by Sakai Sutehiko of an ex-samurai family of the Mito clan.
EUR 800.00 [Appr.: US$ 926.63 | £UK 698 | JP¥ 137165] Book number 120377
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