Asian maps collection, 1771-1945

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Summary

Abstract:
The Asian Maps Collection comprises maps of Korea, China, and Japan, dated from 1771-1945. Several of the maps are full color, and include woodblock prints.
Extent:
4.0 Linear Feet (10 items)
Language:
Materials in Korean, Chinese, and Japanese.
Collection ID:
RL.11713

Background

Scope and content:

The Asian Maps Collection comprises maps of Korea, China, and Japan, dated from 1771-1945. Several of the maps are full color, and include woodblock prints. Several maps include information on military installments. A few maps include hand-written notations.

Acquisition information:
The Asian Maps Collection was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2018 and 2020, and from Daša Pahor, Ph.D., Alexander Johnson, Ph.D., in 2021.
Processing information:

Processed by Alice Poffinberger, March, 2019; Sara Biondi and Tracy Jackson, March and September 2020; Tracy M. Jackson, December 2021 and June 2023.

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2019-0006, 2020-0035, 2021-0120.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects

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Format:
Maps (documents)
Maps
Places:
Korea (North) -- Maps
China -- Maps
Japan -- Maps

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[Identification of item], Asian Maps Collection, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

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