Maps of Japan show place names, post stations, observation points of latitude, red lines indicating the way taken by the surveyors, and compass roses showing the joining of map sheets, and drawing of mountainous districts, castles, shrines, temples and villages. Relief shown pictorially.; Originally produced in 1800-1816; copied ca.1873. Originals held by Tokugawa Shogunate destroyed in 1873 fire; those held by Ino family destroyed in 1923 earthquake. Surviving sheets, held by the National Diet Library and reproduced here as facsimiles, are copies made in the early Meiji period from the originals held by the Ino family.; Includes information sheet about the maps in English and Japanese.; Title from the information sheet.; Scales of original...