Japoniæ insulæ: The Mapping of Japan systematically categorizes and provides an overview of all the European printed maps of Japan published to 1800. The author has undertaken a review of the literature, conducted an exhaustive investigation in major libraries and private collections, analyzed these findings and then compiled information on 125 maps of Japan. The introduction contains information about the mapping to 1800, the typology of Japan by western cartographers, an overview on geographical names on early modern western maps of Japan and a presentation of the major cartographic models developed for this book.
Jason Hubbard (1944) has collected maps for several decades, about which he has published in Imago Mundi, and has written a number of articles for both the printed as well as the web version of Map Forum. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, member of The Club of Odd Volumes in Boston, MA and of the International Map Collectorâs Society.
The author was raised and educated in Mexico City and graduated from the University of the Americas with a Masterâs in Business Administration. He spent 25 years with Polaroid Corporation in a variety of marketing and management assignments in Latin America, the Far East, Europe and North America. His travels, both for business and for pleasure have taken him to well over 100 countries. His passion for maps dates from 1971 when he made his first purchase, a map by Blaeu, whilst residing in Panama.
âI must confess that the moment I laid eyes on this sumptuous volume, I knew that I had to have my own copyâ [â¦] âthe beautiful reproductions are a feast for the eyesâ [â¦] âtaken as a whole, the cartobibliography is simply overwhelming.â
Bruce L. Batten, J.F. Oberlin University, Tokyo. In: Monumenta Nipponica, Vol. 68, No. 2 (2013), pp. 289-292.
Foreword 11
Preface 12
Acknowledgements 14
A typology of some of the early depictions of Japan by Western and indigenous cartographers 16
Introduction 1 The European mapping of Japan
Background 25
Early European mapping 26
2 Imaginary maps
The âPoloâ or âCipanguâ maps 28
âCipanguâ in world and regional maps 29
3 Transitional maps
From âCipanguâ to âGiapanâ 33
The âGiapanâ maps 33
Orteliusâs pre-1595 multiple depictions of Japan 35
Cysat and Monte 47
Contemporary manuscript maps of Japan 48
4 The dawn of modern maps
Jesuit influence in the cartography of Japan 49
Abraham Orteliusâs Iaponiae Insulae Descriptio 50
Inácio Moreira 50
The waning influence of the Jesuits 54
5 The early seventeenth century and four decades of change 55
European mapping of Japan in the seventeenth century 57
European maps of Japan in the eighteenth century 58
European mapping of Japanâs main islandâs surroundings 64
The Ry-uky-us 64
The insularity of Korea 64
North of Japan: Hokkaid-o 64
Kamchatka, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands 68
6 European printed charts of Japanese waters
The VOCâs contribution to seventeenth-century European printed charts of Japan 72
Eighteenth-century European charts of Japan 74
7 Piracy, counterfeits and epigones 85
Definitions 86
Pirated books and maps in the seventeenth century 87
A lone example of counterfeiting 91
Increased piracy in the eighteenth century 91
8 Indigenous mapmaking 96
9 Early Japanese mapmaking 97
Buddhist world maps 100
Gy-oki-type maps 100
10 Japanese mapping of Japan in the seventeenth century
Moreiraâs influence in contemporary Japanese depictions 102
Japanese progress 102
Portolan charts in Japan 104
11 Japanese maps in the eighteenth century 105
12 Geographical names on early modern Western maps of Japan
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Modern Romanisation 106
Processing Japanese sounds 108
Some features of early modern Japanese 109
Portuguese transliteration of Japanese 110
Dutch approaches 111
Engelbert Kaempferâs spellings 113
Translating transliterations 115
Copying errors 115
Short-lived and new designations 116
Chinese characters on Western maps 117
Western names on maps of Japan 120
Old Western maps and present-day disputes 120
Information and interest 124
Appendices
Concordance of cartobibliographies (1967, 1994, & 2012) of European printed maps of Japan
Piracies, counterfeits and epigones 397
Indexes
1 Alphabetical index of maps by title 405
2 Maps on board games or playing cards 408
3 Significantly modified copperplates 408
4 Photo credits 409
5 Libraries cited 409
6 Bibliography 410
7 Names of persons 416
Summary in English 425
Table of contents in Japanese 431
Summary in Japanese 436