JAPAN CARTA ACCURATA DELL IMPERIO DEL GIAPPONE
£245
Attractive Tirion Map of Japan. First state of Albrizzi map.
Albrizzi published this Italian version of Tirion's first map of Japan. In the upper part of the map Jesso of Jesogasima Kamtzchatka is shown north of the Noto Peninsula. At the map's lower edge, the tip of the island of Ryukyu is labeled Tanaxima. The route of the Dutch expedition between Nagasaki and Edo is shown. This version of the Kaempfer/Scheuchzer type map served as a model for the miniature maps in Kaempfer's later editions. This map is nearly identical to Walter #81, but has been completely reengraved and includes "Tomo Secondo" and "Pag. 1" adjacent to the title cartouche in the top left corner of the sheet.
Excellent hand colour Very good large margin
Mint condition
code : M4812
Cartographer : Isaac TIRION
Date : 1738 Venice
Size : 25*3.5 cms sheet 38*45.5 cms
availability : Available
Price : £245
Isaac Tirion (c.1705-c.1769) was born in Utrecht. He became a prominent bookseller and publisher with premises on the ‘Kalverstraat’ in Amsterdam and was also to become a member of the board of the booksellers’ guild. He was responsible for a large number of atlases and books with maps.
