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Call for Papers: Mapping Asia – Cartographic Encounters between East and West

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Paula

Leiden University Libraries and The Commission on the History of Cartography of the International Cartographic Association (ICA) kindly invites you to attend the International Symposium Mapping Asia – Cartographic Encounters between East and West on 15-16 September 2017. The central … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Cartographic Japan

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Travis

Kären Wigen, Sugimoto Fumiko, and Cary Karacas (eds.), Cartographic Japan: A History in Maps, University of Chicago Press, 2016. From the publisher: Miles of shelf space in contemporary Japanese bookstores and libraries are devoted to travel guides, walking maps, and … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Cartographic Traditions in East Asian Maps

Posted on April 19, 2015 by LM

Via UH Press. Cartographic Traditions in East Asian Maps Editor: Richard A. Pegg University of Hawai’i Press 2014 | 140 pages | 130 color illustrations Cloth | ISBN 978-0-8248-4765-4 | $40.00 BioMaps are the manifestation of an intellectual construct of … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Architecturalized Asia: Mapping a Continent Through History

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Paula

We are pleased to announce the recent publication of Architecturalized Asia: Mapping a Continent Through History which has been co-published by Honk Kong University Press and the University of Hawai’i Press and co-edited by Vimalin Rujivacharakul, H. Hazel Hahn, Ken … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Map Design by Yoshida Hatsusaburo

Posted on March 7, 2014 by LM

Spoon & Tamago has a feature on the cartographer Yoshida Hatsusaburo (1884-1955) and his gorgeous, detailed maps. I love the Taisho- and early Showa-era design work on these, and how much they look like real towns instead of a contemporary … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Maps & Map-Making in Asian Cultural Studies

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Paula

Maps and Map-Making in Asian Cultural Studies A Special Issue of Situations: Cultural Studies in the Asian Context Winter 2014/15 Issue  Situations: Cultural Studies in the Asian Context contact email: tmurphy@yonsei.ac.kr Please share the following Call For Papers with interested colleagues. … Continue reading →

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Resource: Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era

Posted on July 27, 2011 by tnguyen3729

The University of British Columbia (UBC) Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections department recently announced the digitization of maps and guidebooks of the Japanese Tokugawa period, ca. 1600-1867. If you enjoy researching this era of Japanese history or simply enjoy … Continue reading →

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