Early prospect of Tokyo

MONTANUS, Arnoldus.

Iedo Capitale du Japon.
Leiden: Pieter van der Aa, c.1720. Coloured. Two sheets conjoined, total 290 x 775mm.

Original binding folds flattened.

An early prospect of the city of Edo, now renamed Tokyo, with a 62-point key in French and Dutch. In the foreground are Japanese travellers, depicting a carriage and closed litter, with riders under parasols. Published in ''La Galerie agreable''.


Stock ID : 21807