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	PRUSSIA,POLAND, Hand Coloured Original Antique Map 1839         ...			£29.95 ($44.29) Fb: 8203 (100.0%)	0m 01s~
	1764 Joseph Roux. Bay of Gulluk, Asia Minor, Turkey         ...			$49.0 Fb: 936 (99.7%)	0m 04s~
	1860's Antique MAP of WORLD Eastern Western HEMISPHERE         ...			$9.99 Fb: 21028 (100.0%)	0m 24s~
	#Rb LANGUEDOC FRANCE col. copper map MORTIER 1740         ...			$149.0 Fb: 15186 (99.9%)	0m 30s~
	FRANCE & CORSICA Original Antique Map 1839         ...			£9.94 ($14.72) Fb: 8203 (100.0%)	1m 01s~
	CORNWALL hand coloured original antique map 1837         ...			£29.95 ($44.29) Fb: 8203 (100.0%)	1m 27s~
	CHINA. Original, Hand Coloured Antique Map 1839         ...			£19.95 ($29.5) Fb: 8203 (100.0%)	2m 01s~
	1575 RARE LAFRERY MAP OSTIA ROME ITALY BY DU PERAC         ...			$800.0 Fb: 425 (100.0%)	2m 46s~
	HUGE LAMINATED Political Map Of The World New Poster         ...			£7.99 ($11.82) Fb: 4126 (99.7%)	2m 46s~
	DENMARK Original Hand Coloured Antique Map 1840         ...			£14.95 ($22.11) Fb: 8203 (100.0%)	3m 01s~
	Map of COUNTY DURHAM, Original, 1882, Bacon COLOURED         ...			£3.95 ($5.84) Fb: 484 (99.6%)	3m 30s~
	Map of HEREFORDSHIRE, Original, 1882, Bacon COLOURED         ...			£3.95 ($5.84) Fb: 484 (99.6%)	3m 30s~
	Map of HUNTINGDONSHIRE, Original, 1882, Bacon COLOURED         ...			£3.95 ($5.84) Fb: 484 (99.6%)	3m 30s~
	Map of RUTLAND & LEICS, Original, 1882, Bacon COLOURED         ...			£3.95 ($5.84) Fb: 484 (99.6%)	3m 30s~
	Map of MIDDLESEX, Original, 1882, Bacon COLOURED         ...			£3.95 ($5.84) Fb: 484 (99.6%)	3m 30s~
	Map of NORTHANTS NORTH, Original, 1882, Bacon COLOURED         ...			£3.95 ($5.84) Fb: 484 (99.6%)	3m 30s~
	Map of NORTHANTS SOUTH, Original, 1882, Bacon COLOURED         ...			£3.95 ($5.84) Fb: 484 (99.6%)	3m 30s~
	#Rb LYON FRANCE col. copper map MORTIER 1700         ...			$129.0 Fb: 15186 (99.9%)	3m 30s~
	CHESHIRE hand coloured original antique map 1837         ...			£29.95 ($44.29) Fb: 8203 (100.0%)	4m 27s~
	#Rb LYON FRANCE copper map SANSON MORTIER 1700         ...			$129.0 Fb: 15186 (99.9%)	6m 30s~
	CAMBRIDGESHIRE hand coloured original antique map 1837         ...			£19.95 ($29.5) Fb: 8203 (100.0%)	7m 27s~
	MEXICO PACIFIC NORTH AMERICA MAP ORTELIUS 1579 #B255         ...			$305.0 Fb: 17178 (100.0%)	7m 30s~
	Charlottesville Huge Panoramic Map 1856         ...			$24.99 Fb: 66484 (99.7%)	8m 47s~
	HUGE LAMINATED Political Map Of The World New Poster         ...			£7.99 ($11.82) Fb: 4126 (99.7%)	8m 47s~
	#Rb FRANCE ISLE OF WIGHT map DE WITT 1700         ...			$129.0 Fb: 15186 (99.9%)	9m 30s~
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1699- KYOTO- IMPERIAL CITY PLAN- FABULOUS - VERY LARGE EXTREMELY RARE MAP BY HAYASHI- PRIOR TO THE GREAT FIRE (ship $0.0)         ...

$11500.0 (PT)

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EXTREMELY RARE MAP OF THE IMPERIAL CITY OF JAPAN KYOTO PRINTED 1699 (or before) BY Yoshinaga Hayashi VERY LARGE CITY PLAN PRINTED PRIOR TO THE GREAT FIRE OF 1788 Size (unfolded): about 160 x 120 cm (or about 63 x 47 inches), folds to 24 x 16 cm. Details: Original hand-coloured woodblock, original blue wrappers with title in Japanese. Printed on native paper. Condition: Overall very good condition with minor foxing, binding rubbed, other insignificant defects. Old handwritten annotation on the binding stating “Miaco” and crossing “Edo” (please see photos). Fantastic map of Kyoto, Imperial capital of Japan and the Imperial Family’s residence until 1868. The city was ravaged and destroyed by a great fire in 1788. This city plan of Kyoto (or Miaco) was printed by Yoshinaga Hayashi in 1699 (or some years before). The first known city plan of Kyoto dates from around 1674. It is particularly interesting for its great detail of the shrines, temples, palaces, principal roads, bridges, and others. It was also used as a guide for tourists or visitors to locate the 250 Shinto shrines and 1600 Buddhist temples. Hayashi started publishing maps in the late 17th century, namely a map of Tokyo (Edo) in 1680. It continued printing maps until the middle of the 18th century. Yoshinaga Hayashi was a leading map publisher. The publisher productions are regarded as the finest examples of Japanese cartography of the period. Early maps of Kyoto (prior to ...