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5 The Creators and Historical Context of the Oldest Maps of the Ryukyu Kingdom
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- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- A Note on Japanese Names and Terms xi
- Introduction 1
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I. Visualizing the Realm: Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries
- Introduction to Part I 6
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Japan in the World
- 1 Japan and a New-Found World 13
- 2 The World from the Waterline 16
- 3 Elusive Islands of Silver: Japan in the Early European Geographic Imagination 20
- 4 Mapping the Margins of Japan 24
- 5 The Creators and Historical Context of the Oldest Maps of the Ryukyu Kingdom 28
- 6 The Introduction of Dutch Surveying Instruments in Japan 33
- 7 The European Career of Ishikawa Ryu¯sen’s Map of Japan 37
- 8 A New Map of Japan and Its Acceptance in Europe 41
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Domestic Space
- 9 The Arms and Legs of the Realm 44
- 10 Visualizing the Political World through Provincial Maps 48
- 11 Fixing Sacred Borders: Villagers, Monks, and Their Two Sovereign Masters 52
- 12 Self-Portrait of a Village 56
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II. Public Places, Sacred Spaces
- Introduction to Part II 60
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Mapping the City
- 13 Characteristics of Premodern Urban Space 63
- 14 Evolving Cartography of an Ancient Capital 66
- 15 Historical Landscapes of Osaka 71
- 16 The Urban Landscape of Early Edo in an East Asian Context 75
- 17 Spatial Visions of Status 78
- 18 The Social Landscape of Edo 81
- 19 What Is a Street? 85
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Sacred Sites and Cosmic Visions
- 20 Locating Japan in a Buddhist World 89
- 21 Picturing Maps: The “Rare and Wondrous” Bird’s-Eye Views of Kuwagata Keisai 93
- 22 An Artist’s Rendering of the Divine Mount Fuji 98
- 23 Rock of Ages: Traces of the Gods in Akita 102
- 24 Cosmology and Science in Japan’s Last Buddhist World Map 105
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Travelscapes
- 25 Fun with Moral Mapping in the Mid-Nineteenth Century 108
- 26 A Travel Map Adjusted to Urgent Circumstances 112
- 27 Legendary Landscape at the Kitayama Palace 116
- 28 New Routes through Old Japan 120
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III. Modern Maps for Imperial Japan
- Introduction to Part III 126
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Defining the Borders
- 29 Seeking Accuracy: The First Modern Survey of Japan’s Coast 129
- 30 No Foreigners Allowed: The Shogunate’s Hydrographic Chart of the “Holy” Ise Bay 133
- 31 Indigenous Knowledge in the Mapping of the Northern Frontier Regions 137
- 32 Mamiya Rinzō and the Cartography of Empire 140
- 33 Outcastes and Peasants on the Edge of Modernity 144
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Transforming the City Scape
- 34 Converging Lines: Yamakawa Kenjirō’s Fire Map of Tokyo 148
- 35 Mapping Death and Destruction in 1923 151
- 36 Rebuilding Tokyo after the Great Kanto Earthquake 155
- 37 Shinjuku 1931: A New Type of Urban Space 158
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Managing an Empire
- 38 Mapping the Hōjō Colliery Explosion of 1914 163
- 39 Cultivating Progress in Colonial Taiwan 167
- 40 Showcase Thoroughfares, Wretched Alleys: The Uneven Development of Colonial Seoul (Keijo¯) 170
- 41 Imperial Expansion and City Planning: Visions for Datong in the 1930s 174
- 42 A Two-Timing Map 178
- 43 Visions of a New Order in the Asia-Pacific 182
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IV. Still under Construction: Cartography and Technology since 1945
- Introduction to Part IV 188
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Up from the Ashes
- 44 Blackened Cities, Blackened Maps 190
- 45 The Occupied City 194
- 46 Sacred Space on Postwar Fuji 199
- 47 Tange Kenzō’s Proposal for Rebuilding Hiroshima 203
- 48 Visions of the Good City in the Rapid Growth Period 207
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Growing Pains in a Global Metropolis
- 49 On the Road in Olympic-Era Tokyo 210
- 50 Traversing Tokyo by Subway 214
- 51 The Uses of a Free Paper Map in the Internet Age 218
- 52 Tsukiji at the End of an Era 222
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New Directions in the Digital Age
- 53 Probabilistic Earthquake Hazard Maps 226
- 54 Citizens’ Radiation Mapping after the Tsunami 230
- 55 Run and Escape 234
- 56 Postmortem Cartography: “Stillbirths” and the Meiji State 237
- 57 Reconstructing Provincial Maps 242
- 58 The Art of Making Oversize Graphic Maps 246
- Epilogue 251
- Acknowledgments 255
- About the Authors 257
- Index 267
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- A Note on Japanese Names and Terms xi
- Introduction 1
-
I. Visualizing the Realm: Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries
- Introduction to Part I 6
-
Japan in the World
- 1 Japan and a New-Found World 13
- 2 The World from the Waterline 16
- 3 Elusive Islands of Silver: Japan in the Early European Geographic Imagination 20
- 4 Mapping the Margins of Japan 24
- 5 The Creators and Historical Context of the Oldest Maps of the Ryukyu Kingdom 28
- 6 The Introduction of Dutch Surveying Instruments in Japan 33
- 7 The European Career of Ishikawa Ryu¯sen’s Map of Japan 37
- 8 A New Map of Japan and Its Acceptance in Europe 41
-
Domestic Space
- 9 The Arms and Legs of the Realm 44
- 10 Visualizing the Political World through Provincial Maps 48
- 11 Fixing Sacred Borders: Villagers, Monks, and Their Two Sovereign Masters 52
- 12 Self-Portrait of a Village 56
-
II. Public Places, Sacred Spaces
- Introduction to Part II 60
-
Mapping the City
- 13 Characteristics of Premodern Urban Space 63
- 14 Evolving Cartography of an Ancient Capital 66
- 15 Historical Landscapes of Osaka 71
- 16 The Urban Landscape of Early Edo in an East Asian Context 75
- 17 Spatial Visions of Status 78
- 18 The Social Landscape of Edo 81
- 19 What Is a Street? 85
-
Sacred Sites and Cosmic Visions
- 20 Locating Japan in a Buddhist World 89
- 21 Picturing Maps: The “Rare and Wondrous” Bird’s-Eye Views of Kuwagata Keisai 93
- 22 An Artist’s Rendering of the Divine Mount Fuji 98
- 23 Rock of Ages: Traces of the Gods in Akita 102
- 24 Cosmology and Science in Japan’s Last Buddhist World Map 105
-
Travelscapes
- 25 Fun with Moral Mapping in the Mid-Nineteenth Century 108
- 26 A Travel Map Adjusted to Urgent Circumstances 112
- 27 Legendary Landscape at the Kitayama Palace 116
- 28 New Routes through Old Japan 120
-
III. Modern Maps for Imperial Japan
- Introduction to Part III 126
-
Defining the Borders
- 29 Seeking Accuracy: The First Modern Survey of Japan’s Coast 129
- 30 No Foreigners Allowed: The Shogunate’s Hydrographic Chart of the “Holy” Ise Bay 133
- 31 Indigenous Knowledge in the Mapping of the Northern Frontier Regions 137
- 32 Mamiya Rinzō and the Cartography of Empire 140
- 33 Outcastes and Peasants on the Edge of Modernity 144
-
Transforming the City Scape
- 34 Converging Lines: Yamakawa Kenjirō’s Fire Map of Tokyo 148
- 35 Mapping Death and Destruction in 1923 151
- 36 Rebuilding Tokyo after the Great Kanto Earthquake 155
- 37 Shinjuku 1931: A New Type of Urban Space 158
-
Managing an Empire
- 38 Mapping the Hōjō Colliery Explosion of 1914 163
- 39 Cultivating Progress in Colonial Taiwan 167
- 40 Showcase Thoroughfares, Wretched Alleys: The Uneven Development of Colonial Seoul (Keijo¯) 170
- 41 Imperial Expansion and City Planning: Visions for Datong in the 1930s 174
- 42 A Two-Timing Map 178
- 43 Visions of a New Order in the Asia-Pacific 182
-
IV. Still under Construction: Cartography and Technology since 1945
- Introduction to Part IV 188
-
Up from the Ashes
- 44 Blackened Cities, Blackened Maps 190
- 45 The Occupied City 194
- 46 Sacred Space on Postwar Fuji 199
- 47 Tange Kenzō’s Proposal for Rebuilding Hiroshima 203
- 48 Visions of the Good City in the Rapid Growth Period 207
-
Growing Pains in a Global Metropolis
- 49 On the Road in Olympic-Era Tokyo 210
- 50 Traversing Tokyo by Subway 214
- 51 The Uses of a Free Paper Map in the Internet Age 218
- 52 Tsukiji at the End of an Era 222
-
New Directions in the Digital Age
- 53 Probabilistic Earthquake Hazard Maps 226
- 54 Citizens’ Radiation Mapping after the Tsunami 230
- 55 Run and Escape 234
- 56 Postmortem Cartography: “Stillbirths” and the Meiji State 237
- 57 Reconstructing Provincial Maps 242
- 58 The Art of Making Oversize Graphic Maps 246
- Epilogue 251
- Acknowledgments 255
- About the Authors 257
- Index 267