Art, Symbol & Imagination
Edo before Tokyo: A Composite Historical Map
A broad urban plan spreads around waterways, streets and carefully divided districts. Its key explains the symbols used across the densely labelled city. The accompanying note describes a reconstruction based on maps dated 1853–1866, showing Edo before the capital moved from Kyoto.
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Map maker not identified. "Edo before Tokyo: A Composite Historical Map" [editorial title]. In The Yotsuya Kwaidan; or, O'Iwa Inari, Retold from the Japanese originals by James S. de Benneville. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1917; retold from Japanese originals by James S. de Benneville., 1917, Press of J. B. Lippincott Company. Source scan leaf 22. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0446-0022
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Map maker not identified. Edo before Tokyo: A Composite Historical Map. The Yotsuya Kwaidan; or, O'Iwa Inari. Scan leaf 22. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0446-0022