COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL15070844
Reference Number:
Japanese 112
Parent Work Title:
Ezo higashikita no shima
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Island of Etorofu
Date Created:
[date not identified]
Page/Sheet:
Single sheet
Image Sequence Number:
002
Description:
Map of the island of Etorofu in the disputed Kuril Islands. In Japanese, manuscript probably executed in the early 19th century. Single sheet folds into original titled covers with mounted cover title.
Language Code:
jpn
Language Name:
Japanese
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Maps
Technique Used:
Drawing (image-making)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
Japan
Style Period:
Edo Period
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
Japan: Kuril Islands: Etorofu
Item Height:
405mm
Item Width:
541mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
References:
Kornicki, Peter F. "THE JAPANESE COLLECTION IN THE BIBLIOTHECA-LINDESIANA." Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester 75.2 (1993): 209. Seokwoo Lee, Towards a Framework for the Resolution of the Territorial Dispute over the Kurile Islands, 3.6 Boundary and Territory Briefing . IBRU (2001)
Notes:
Ongoing territorial dispute between Russia and Japan centres around the Kurile Islands, which are composed of three main islands, Etorofu, Kunashiri and Shikotan. In Russia, Etorofu is known as ‘Iturup’.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2015-07-22
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Educational Notes:
Japanese Maps Project
Academic Project Lead:
Erica Baffelli
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2015-09
