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The Shogun’s World: Japanese Maps from the 18th & 19th Centuries


Chicago, USA
Organisation: The Chicago Map Society
A lecture by Richard Pegg.
The Shogun’s World: Japanese Maps from the 18th & 19th Centuries has traveled to the Chicago Art Institute and the University of Denver, and next fall will be headed to the University of Michigan. During the show's respite at home, we will have the opportunity to study cartographic works from the MacLean Collection that focus on the world, the Japanese archipelago, and major cities, including Osaka, Yokohama, Edo, Nagasaki, and Kyoto. Highlights include a Buddhist map of the world that translates spiritual forces into physical locations and a blue and white 'map plate' that features a relief map of Japan divided into provinces, with additional land masses and mythical locations such as 'the land of women' circling the edge of the plate.
Venue: The Barry MacLean Collection, Green Oaks, Ill.
Language: English
Time schedule: 17.30
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