Historic Map : Ryukei Tajima Japanese Map of The World, 1840, Vintage Wall Art Size:36in x 24in eastward past Strasbourg and the

eastward past Strasbourg and the Rhine River as far as Rordorff and Kilberg

Shows the entire country including the islands of Sicily

Lower right

This map is intended to represent western Europe following the decline of the Roman Empire

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Historic Map : Ryukei Tajima Japanese Map of The World, 1840, Vintage Wall Art Size:36in x 24in eastward past Strasbourg and theAn extraordinary Japanese woodblock map of the world dating to 1840 by Ryukei Tajima. A brief overview of this remarkable map reveals just how isolated Japan really was prior to the arrival of Commodore Perry in 1850. Though printed in 1840, the cartog