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| Keywords: 1879 Meiji 12 Japanese Map of North America and South America ( Western Hemisphere ) - Geographicus - America-meiji12-1879.jpg This is a rare Japanese folding map of the Western Hemisphere dated June 15 1879 or Meiji 12 Depicts North America and South America on a hemispherical projection Shows parts of Antarctica New Zealand Greenland and Siberia Most of the individual U S States and territories are labeled and color coded based upon a configuration prevalent in 1860 Shows a large Nebraska territory extending north as far as Canada Colorado is present and Oregon and Washington extend eastward as far as the Rocky Mountains Shows the Rocky Mountain range the Andes and other mountain ranges with green color Notes Hawaii An inset of the New England states appears in the upper left quadrant Folds into its original yellow boards It is extremely rare to find a Japanese map of America from this period This is the only example we have found June 15 1879 / Meiji 12 dated Size in 19 22 object history credit line accession number America-meiji12-1879 Geographicus-source PD-art Maps in Japanese 1879 maps Old maps of Earth's hemispheres | ||||
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