Old Map of Japan by Bowen in 1744 - Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Kamchatka, Oriental East Asia Size:40x50in (100x127cm) The model in the listing

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Old Map of Japan by Bowen in 1744 - Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Kamchatka, Oriental East Asia Size:40x50in (100x127cm) The model in the listingThis fascinating, fantastically detailed and very rare map of Japan by British mapmaker Emanuel Bowen was originally published in 1744. It is shown here in its original, handcoloured form. Probably the finest map of Japan from the 18th century, you can see that the West's understanding of Japanese geography was still fairly limited. Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku are here but Hokkaido is completely missing. Instead, Kamchatka (part of Russia) is in the