Shows the solid and drift geology together as the 'under-foot' geology.

The latest archaeological evidence is used to cast new light on the vast legacy of the world's first great nation. Full color maps and illustrations throughout.

Shows the solid and drift geology together as the 'under-foot' geology.

Shows the solid and drift geology together as the 'under-foot' geology.

Shows the drift geology. Information on the solid geology may be omitted or shown in abridged form.

Shows the solid and drift geology together as the 'under-foot' geology.

Shows the solid and drift geology together as the 'under-foot' geology.

Shows the solid and drift geology together as the 'under-foot' geology.

Shows the solid geology, with additional information for the overlying drift deposits shown in outline or abridged form.

Shows the drift geology. Information on the solid geology may be omitted or shown in abridged form.

Shows the drift geology. Information on the solid geology may be omitted or shown in abridged form.

Shows the drift geology. Information on the solid geology may be omitted or shown in abridged form.

Shows the solid and drift geology together as the 'under-foot' geology.

Shows the drift geology. Information on the solid geology may be omitted or shown in abridged form.

Shows the drift geology. Information on the solid geology may be omitted or shown in abridged form.

A detailed account of the geology shown on the complementary 1: 50 000 (or earlier 1: 63 360) geological map(s)

Shows the solid geology. Details of overlying drift deposits may be omitted or shown only in outline.

Shows the solid geology plus solid and drift geology on separate panels.

Shows the solid geology, with additional information for the overlying drift deposits shown in outline or abridged form.

Shows the solid and drift geology together as the 'under-foot' geology.

Miles of shelf space in contemporary Japanese bookstores and libraries are devoted to travel guides, walking maps, and topical atlases. Young Japanese children are taught how to properly map their classrooms and schoolgrounds. Elderly retirees pore over old castle plans and village cadasters. Pioneering surveyors are featured in popular television shows, and avid collectors covet exquisite scrolls depicting sea and land routes. Today, Japanese people are zealous producers and consumers of cartography, and maps are an integral part of daily life. But this was not always the case: a thousand years ago, maps were solely a privilege of the ruling elite in Japan. Only in the past four hundred years has Japanese cartography truly taken off, and between the dawn of Japan's cartographic explosion and today, the nation's society and landscape have undergone major transformations. At every point, maps have documented those monumental changes. Cartographic Japan offers a rich introduction to the resulting treasure trove, with close analysis of one hundred maps from the late 1500s to the present day, each one treated as a distinctive window onto Japan's tumultuous history. Sixty distinguished contributors-hailing from Japan, North America, Europe, and Australia-uncover the meanings behind a key selection of these maps, situating them in historical context and explaining how they were made, read, and used at the time. With more than one hundred gorgeous full-color illustrations, Cartographic Japan offers an enlightening tour of Japan's magnificent cartographic archive.

Shows the solid and drift geology together as the 'under-foot' geology.

Shows the solid geology, with additional information for the overlying drift deposits shown in outline or abridged form.

Shows the drift geology. Information on the solid geology may be omitted or shown in abridged form.

Shows the drift geology. Information on the solid geology may be omitted or shown in abridged form.