Pitt’s English edition of Tavernier’s map of Japan
A Mapp of the Isles of Iapon.
London: Moses Pitt, 1680. 360 x 520mm.
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The first English edition of Tavernier's map of Japan, first publshed the previous year, augmented with an inset of the Gulf of Tonkin, originally a separate map in the original work. The route by land & sea from Nagasaki to Tokyo is marked.
On stylistic grounds the map has been attributed to the engraver Herman Moll, making it one of his earliest works.
Tavernier, a gem merchant, travelled only to China, but included a description of Japan in his account.
Condition:
Narrow margins, minor repairs to binding folds on verso. A fine impression.References:
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