Maps of the World in Early Modern Japan

Radu Leca

doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190277727.013.69

Maps of the World in Early Modern Japan

Radu Leca

Academy of Visual Arts

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Abstract

Since the world in its entirety cannot be grasped through direct experience, world maps are mental constructs that serve as a radiography of a given culture’s attitudes towards its environment. Early modern Japan offers an intriguing study case for the assimilation of a variety of world map typologies in terms of pre-existing traditions of thought. Rather than topography, these maps stress topological connections between “myriad countries” and therefore embody the various mental maps of cultural agents in Japan. The maps’ materiality and embeddedness in social networks reveal connections to other areas of visual and intellectual culture of the period.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Asian History
Editors	David Ludden
Place of Publication	Oxford
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Print)	9780190277727
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190277727.013.69
Publication status	Published - 28 Feb 2020
Event	Built Japan: Environment, City and Empire - University of British Columbia Vancouver Campus 1855 West Mall Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z2, Vancouver, Canada Duration: 9 Feb 2018 → 10 Feb 2018 https://meijiat150.arts.ubc.ca/events/event/workshop-built-japan-environment-city-and-empire/

Workshop

Workshop	Built Japan: Environment, City and Empire
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Vancouver
Period	9/02/18 → 10/02/18
Internet address	https://meijiat150.arts.ubc.ca/events/event/workshop-built-japan-environment-city-and-empire/

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Visual Arts and Performing Arts

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Cartography
Worldview
Early Modern Art and Visual Culture
Japan
world maps
Neo-Confucianism
knowledge networks
Dutch studies
map projections
world views
cartographyi
Edo-era intellectual history Matteo Ricc

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