Japoniæ insulæ: The Mapping of Japan: A Historical Introduction and Cartobibliography of European Printed Maps of Japan before 1800 (Utrecht Studies ... Historisch-Kartografische Studies, 14)

Book info: Japoniæ insulæ: The Mapping of Japan: A Historical Introduction and Cartobibliography of European Printed Maps of Japan before 1800 (Utrecht Studies ... Historisch-Kartografische Studies, 14) (Leather Bound, 444 pages) – Brill, 2012. Language: English.

Japoniæ insulæ: The Mapping of Japan systematically categorizes and provides an overview of all the European printed maps of Japan published to 1800. The author has undertaken a review of the literature, conducted an exhaustive investigation in major libraries and private collections, analyzed these findings and then compiled information on 125 maps of Japan. The introduction contains information about the mapping to 1800, the typology of Japan by western cartographers, an overview on geographical names on early modern western maps of Japan and a presentation of the major cartographic models developed for this book.In English with Japanese summary. Editorial Reviews Review “I must confess that the moment I laid eyes on this sumptuous volume, I knew that I had to have my own copy” […] “the beautiful reproductions are a feast for the eyes” […] “taken as a whole, the cartobibliography is simply overwhelming.”
Bruce L. Batten, J.F. Oberlin University, Tokyo. In: Monumenta Nipponica, Vol. 68, No. 2 (2013), pp. 289-292.
About the Author Jason Hubbard (1944) has collected maps for several decades, about which he has published in Imago Mundi, and has written a number of articles for both the printed as well as the web version of Map Forum. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, member of The Club of Odd Volumes in Boston, MA and of the International Map Collector’s Society.

The author was raised and educated in Mexico City and graduated from the University of the Americas with a Master’s in Business Administration. He spent 25 years with Polaroid Corporation in a variety of marketing and management assignments in Latin America, the Far East, Europe and North America. His travels, both for business and for pleasure have taken him to well over 100 countries. His passion for maps dates from 1971 when he made his first purchase, a map by Blaeu, whilst residing in Panama.