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Vue et Description de la Ville de Meaco Capitale du Japon
avec d'autres particularitez du pays.
[Amsterdam,
1714-1720].
Engraved sheet with five views and a plan.
450 by 549mm. (17.75 by 21.5 inches).
15915
notes:
A folio sheet with five views and one plan of locations in Japan from Henri Abraham Chatelain's 'Atlas Historique'.
The French text in the middle described the cities of Kyoto and Tokyo. The views are of Kyoto, the Dutch settlement of Deshima, two views of the town and temple Sakai, a Japanese marriage ceremony, and the persecution of Christian martyrs. Deshima was the base of the Dutch East India Company and one of the few areas in which European traders were al...
The French text in the middle described the cities of Kyoto and Tokyo. The views are of Kyoto, the Dutch settlement of Deshima, two views of the town and temple Sakai, a Japanese marriage ceremony, and the persecution of Christian martyrs. Deshima was the base of the Dutch East India Company and one of the few areas in which European traders were al...
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