US Naval Chart of the South Coast of Honshu Mapmaker(s)_Charles Picquet the copper printing plates were

the copper printing plates were purchased by Jodocus Hondius c

Worms and Baynton Williams (‘Dictionary of British Map Engravers’) suggest that the engraver ‘J

Printed maps of the British Isles

Japón – Cote Est de Yesso – Baie Akishi

It is a landmark in London mapping on a number of counts

US Naval Chart of the South Coast of Honshu Mapmaker(s)_Charles Picquet the copper printing plates wereJapan Honshu South Coast Kii Suido Yurano Uchi and Hii Wan This sea chart covers a stretch of coastline to the south of Osaka and Wakayama on the main island of Japan. Condition & Materials US naval chart, sheet 2579, sheet size 78 x 53 cm, black and white, ink stamp confirming corrections to November 1911, old folds, blank verso; detail includes soundings, anchorages, relief and the principal roads, settlements etc.