Japanese Illustrated Guide Book for Travelers Around The World

Printed book Size: 3 15/16 x 5 7/8 in. Modeled after the Baedeker travel guides of the same era, this volume includes English titles for all illustrations. This volume has 164 pages with many illustrations, including the rare double page “Whale Fishing” print, “Natives Hunting the Walrus,” “Native K...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Awoki, T. (Author), Susuka, J. (Author), Osaka Bookselling: Awoki Szandow (Publisher)
Language:Japanese
Published: 1886
Subjects:
Arctic
eskimo*
walrus*
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.22054
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Summary:Printed book Size: 3 15/16 x 5 7/8 in. Modeled after the Baedeker travel guides of the same era, this volume includes English titles for all illustrations. This volume has 164 pages with many illustrations, including the rare double page “Whale Fishing” print, “Natives Hunting the Walrus,” “Native Kill the Great Bear with any Deception,” “Esquimau (Eskimo) Building House of the Ice,” “View of Esquimau Village,” and “Mahometanism Church” (Mosque). This book is unusual in that it covers the arctic region in great detail. Researcher: Brittany Corrales

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