Historic Map : Schely Plan or Map of Edo or Tokyo, Japan , 1752, Vintage Wall Art New York City While this combination may seem

While this combination may seem odd to us today

Craste Pictorial Map of French West Africa

reared on the works of Marco Polo and steeped in the legends of wealth associated with the orient

Compared to the French and Italian editions it is printed on much heavier stock and has a much darker impression

Chase Pictorial Map of North America Published in Spanish

Historic Map : Schely Plan or Map of Edo or Tokyo, Japan , 1752, Vintage Wall Art New York City While this combination may seemThis is an attractive and highly desirable c. 1752 map of Edo or Tokyo, Japan. Issued by Bellin and Schley for Prevost's Histoire Generale des Voyages , this map is cartographically based on a 1702 map of the same issued by Scheuchzer and Kaempfer, which itself is most likely based on Japanese maps. Centered on Edo Castle, this map depicts the whole of Edo as it existed, with numerous street shown but not named. Edo Castle itself is fancifully