Abraham Ortelius, 1602, Japonia. Original old hand color, about 14 by 19 inches. A very handsome map of Japan, Korea, and China.  This is an important map because it was the first map of Japan to be printed in the first recognized atlas to be sold commercially to the general public.  It is attractively hand colored.  The map is nicely decorative and shows many interesting features.  There are estimated to be less than 130 copies from this edition in circulation. This is a very rare map that will be the treasure of any collection.  We usually have more than one Ortelius Japan map in stock, so please inquire.   $7,000

Edward Weller, 1858, The Empire of Japan. Outline hand color.  About 17 by 12 inches. A very nicely detailed rendition showing the towns and cities and landforms.  $115

   A. J. Johnson, 1862-1867, Japan. Colored by province, about 12 1/2 by 15 3/4 inches. This is a wonderful, handsomely colored map of the Island of Japan.  The map includes an inset of Yesso (and the Japanese Kuriles) and the Bay of Nagasaki. The map has wonderful detail of cities, towns and landforms.  Johnson's maps from this series are particularly attractive because they include a handsome decorative border.  Different editions have slightly different decorative borders.   $135

(The map is bright and crisp.  it was scanned in two passes, therefore there is a line across the image that does not appear on the actual map)

S. D. U. K. (Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge), 1863, The Empire of Japan. Full original hand color.  About 15 1/4 by 12 1/4 inches. A very nicely detailed rendition showing the towns and cities and landforms.  An inset of Nagasaki Harbor and the eastern part of Yeso is included.  S. D. U. K. are known for the accuracy and detail of their work.  This map is no exception.    $150

Mathews Northrup's Century Atlas, c.1897, Japan and Korea. Printed color, about 10 1/2 by 15 inches. Detailed showing the larger towns and cities and landforms. Inset of the Kurile Islands and another of Liu- Kiu Islands and Formosa.  A map known for its attention to detail and accuracy.  A map of choice for many collectors.   $45

(The map has a uniform green tint and is bright and crisp with no waviness in the paper)

Mathews Northrup, 1897, Korea. Colored, about 6 by 4 inches. A map of Korea showing cities, towns, transportation systems, and geographical detail. Separate maps of Korea are seldom found. A handsome small map.  A map known for its attention to detail and accuracy.   $75 

(The map was clipped from a page and laid down on similar age paper to provide a border to the map.)

Rand McNally, c. 1895, Japan. Printed color, about 13 by 20 inches. A nicely detailed map of  Japan and Korea including insets of the Northern portion of Nippon, Osumi Province, and the Island of Formosa. Well detailed showing the provinces, rails, cities, towns and cities and landforms. $35

(The map has no pink hue at all.  The map color is uniformly slightly off-white, crisp, clear and clean)