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Color woodblock print of a world map shown as two circular hemispheres on a blue ground, with a red title cartouche and yellow, red and pink continents.

The Map of the Globe, Terminal Page of the set of eight Pictures of Foreign Ships

Two circular world hemispheres sit side by side on a deep blue ground, with a red cartouche above bearing Japanese characters for the title. Continents are picked out in yellow, red and pink against a fine latitude and longitude grid, with annotations in Japanese script. The color woodblock print shows the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

Artist
Unknown Artist
Date
1840s–1850s
Medium
Color woodblock print
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1157 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1860).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Japanese Print Purchase Fund Purchased from Carl H. Boehringer, Bay City, Michigan

Español: Mapa del globo, estampa japonesa en xilografía a color

Dos hemisferios terrestres circulares se encuentran uno al lado del otro sobre un fondo azul profundo, con un cartucho rojo arriba con caracteres japoneses del título. Los continentes aparecen en amarillo, rojo y rosa sobre una fina cuadrícula de latitud y longitud, con anotaciones en escritura japonesa. La estampa xilográfica en color muestra los hemisferios oriental y occidental.

Português: Mapa do globo, gravura japonesa em xilogravura colorida

Dois hemisférios terrestres circulares estão lado a lado sobre um fundo azul profundo, com um cartucho vermelho acima que traz caracteres japoneses do título. Os continentes aparecem em amarelo, vermelho e rosa sobre uma fina grade de latitude e longitude, com anotações em escrita japonesa. A gravura em xilogravura colorida mostra os hemisférios oriental e ocidental.

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