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1851 Levasseur France map Taken from the Atlas National illustre by Victor Levasseur 1851Map of France in 1850 with superb surrounding engravingsPage size is 53.5 x 37cmThis is an original antique, NOT a reproduction and guaranteed to be over 150 years old. Very good clean condition except small water markBlank on reverse. UK postage £2.99 Worldwide postage £5.99 with insurance. No additional postage for more than one map purchased International bidders PAYPAL ONLY! Print will be posted rolled in a tube PLEASE VISIT MY SHOP FOR MORE LISTINGS If you have any questions before bidding, please email me and I will aim to respond to your query within 24 hours. THANK YOU FOR TAKING AN INTEREST IN THIS AUCTION - HAPPY BIDDING!!!! **PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS BELOW CAREFULLY* *Please do not bid unless you are serious about purchasing this item. I do file Non Paying Bidder Alerts and follow up any cases of anyone abusing ebay s services* PAYMENT Within 3 DAYS of auction closing please preferably by PAYPAL . MULTIPLE WINS: I will happily give P&P discounts for buyers who win more than one of my auctions. Please email me. PARCELS: Recorded Delivery is optional - please advise if this is required, and add 65p to your payment. I cannot accept LIABILITY for lost or damaged parcels - proof of posting is always obtained. On 26-May-08 at 09:40:37 BST, seller added the following ...

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1699- KYOTO- IMPERIAL CITY PLAN- FABULOUS - VERY LARGE EXTREMELY RARE MAP BY HAYASHI- PRIOR TO THE GREAT FIRE (ship $0.0)

$11500.0 ($44.29) (PT)

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EXTREMELY RARE MAP OF THE IMPERIAL CITY OF JAPAN KYOTO PRINTED 1699 (or before) BY Yoshinaga Hayashi VERY LARGE CITY PLAN PRINTED PRIOR TO THE GREAT FIRE OF 1788 Size (unfolded): about 160 x 120 cm (or about 63 x 47 inches), folds to 24 x 16 cm. Details: Original hand-coloured woodblock, original blue wrappers with title in Japanese. Printed on native paper. Condition: Overall very good condition with minor foxing, binding rubbed, other insignificant defects. Old handwritten annotation on the binding stating “Miaco” and crossing “Edo” (please see photos). Fantastic map of Kyoto, Imperial capital of Japan and the Imperial Family’s residence until 1868. The city was ravaged and destroyed by a great fire in 1788. This city plan of Kyoto (or Miaco) was printed by Yoshinaga Hayashi in 1699 (or some years before). The first known city plan of Kyoto dates from around 1674. It is particularly interesting for its great detail of the shrines, temples, palaces, principal roads, bridges, and others. It was also used as a guide for tourists or visitors to locate the 250 Shinto shrines and 1600 Buddhist temples. Hayashi started publishing maps in the late 17th century, namely a map of Tokyo (Edo) in 1680. It continued printing maps until the middle of the 18th century. Yoshinaga Hayashi was a leading map publisher. The publisher productions are regarded as the finest examples of Japanese cartography of the period. Early maps of Kyoto (prior to ...