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The first Buddhist world map printed in Japan and the prototype for all subsequent Buddhist world maps printed in Japan until the late nineteenth century. The author, Hotan (1654-1728) was a scholar-priest and founder of the Kegonji Temple in Kyoto. The earliest known example in Japan is the Gotenjiku Zu (Map of the Five Indies) by the priest Jukai dating from 1364 and now preserved in Horyuji Temple in Nara. However Hotan’s map was revolutionary in being the first printed Oriental map to introduce detailed Western cartographic information into this traditional Buddhist cosmological view and attempt to merge the two together into a comprehensible form. Europe is depicted as a series of islands in the upper left of the image whilst South America is likewise another island in the lower right of the image. Africa is omitted completely. China and Japan are clearly defined in the upper right of the map. The popularity of the map is evidenced by the fact that although the map is dated 1710, it was reissued unchange...
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Nantanbushu Bankoku Shoka No Zu [Map of the Universe as a result] [Kyoto: Uhei Bundaiken, Hoei 7 (1710)]
Sotheby's. Murogo & Unno, “The Buddhist World Map in Japan” in /M Xvi (1962); H. Cortazzi, “Island of gold, p.38 pl.48; Harley & Woodward, “The History of Cartography, 2.2, pp. 428ff and Fig. 11.59; Nanba, “Old Maps of Japan, p. 179 pl.8; K. Yamashita, “Japanese Maps of the Edo Period, pp. 32-33 ill.1.
Son till MORTIER, PIETER. 1721 ingick han kompanjonskap med Johannes Covens (se denne), och förde sin fars verksamhet vidare under firmanamnet Cóvens et Mortier. Deras kartproduktion, nämnt under Cóvens, var förvisso den viktigaste delen av verksamheten, men bokproduktionen verkar också ha varit ganska omfattande. Under viss tid samarbetade de med brodern Pierre Mortier (död 1754) som hade sin egen verksamhet, bl.a. om utgivningen av ett stort illustrerat bibelverk.
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Karta öfver Stockholm. - 1904.
'Sjökarta och beskrivning över de nordliga landen och deras märkvärdigheter sorgfälligt utarbetad anno 1539.' - Olaus Magnus.
