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Title
Bilingual Map of Greater Tokyo
Subject
The Greater Tokyo Area
Description
A double-sided bilingual (English and Japanese) map of the Greater Tokyo Area printed in black, red, and aquamarine ink on cream paper. The map included a full list of index of the Greater Tokyo Area's military installations, universities and colleges, railway lines, commercial buildings, etc., an "Outline Map of the Streetcar, Railway and Subway System of Tokyo," a detailed map presenting information on the main road, secondary road, road, railroad, temples & shrines, park, ku-boundary, and U.S. security force area in the Greater Tokyo Area, and a small inset map of "Downtown Marunouchi District." The map can be folded into 32 pages (16 pages on each side).
Creator
The Cartographic Division of King Associates K. K.
Publisher
Charles E. Tuttle Company
Date
1954
Contributor
Akira Yang and Yufei Zhao
Rights
Copyright in Japan, 1954, Charles E. Tuttle Company, All rights reserved
Format
7.25"x10" folded, 29"x40" open
Language
English and Japanese
Type
Print Ephemera
Print Ephemera Item Type Metadata
Cataloger
Akira Yang and Yufei Zhao
Subtype
Pocket Map
Color
Black, red, and aquamarine ink printed on a cream paper
Condition
Good condition, oil stains on the cover and back page, slightly worn at the edges
Creator Note
HERE AT Last is the map that makes order of chaos...
Answers he needs of both the resident and the visitor who wants to move in a purposeful and orderly way about this often confusing city, whether by automobile, public transportation, or on foot.
Completely, new, and up-to-date map of Tokyo and environs, extending as far as Haneda Airport, Grand Heights, Harbor Area, and Nakano Ward. Includes large-scale inset of the downtown area and chart of the streetcar system. Printed in four colors in accordance with latest principles of legibility and convenience. All names on faces of map are given in the Roman alphabet, while a full index on reverse includes also Japanese characters to become the most convenient and readable bilingual arrangement.
Answers he needs of both the resident and the visitor who wants to move in a purposeful and orderly way about this often confusing city, whether by automobile, public transportation, or on foot.
Completely, new, and up-to-date map of Tokyo and environs, extending as far as Haneda Airport, Grand Heights, Harbor Area, and Nakano Ward. Includes large-scale inset of the downtown area and chart of the streetcar system. Printed in four colors in accordance with latest principles of legibility and convenience. All names on faces of map are given in the Roman alphabet, while a full index on reverse includes also Japanese characters to become the most convenient and readable bilingual arrangement.
Date Published
1954
Decade
1950s
Era
Mid Shōwa Period (12/25/1926–01/07/1989), Post WWII
Graphic Description
First side:
The map's title "BILINGUAL MAP OF GREATER TOKYO," the creator's name "THE CARTOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF KING ASSOCIATES K. K.," the publisher's name "CHARLES E. TUTTLE CO.," an introduction to the map, a list of content that the map shows, a full list of index of the Greater Tokyo Area's military installations, universities and colleges, railway lines, commercial buildings, public offices, institutions, facilities and utilities, embassies and missions, police stations, streets, government offices, shrines and temples, hospitals, rivers, parks, monuments, and sites, bridges, fire stations, and ward offices, and an "Outline Map of the Streetcar, Railway and Subway System of Tokyo."
Second side:
A detailed map presenting information on the main road, secondary road, road, railroad, temples & shrines, park, ku-boundary, and U.S. security force area in the Greater Tokyo Area and a small inset map of "Downtown Marunouchi District."
The map's title "BILINGUAL MAP OF GREATER TOKYO," the creator's name "THE CARTOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF KING ASSOCIATES K. K.," the publisher's name "CHARLES E. TUTTLE CO.," an introduction to the map, a list of content that the map shows, a full list of index of the Greater Tokyo Area's military installations, universities and colleges, railway lines, commercial buildings, public offices, institutions, facilities and utilities, embassies and missions, police stations, streets, government offices, shrines and temples, hospitals, rivers, parks, monuments, and sites, bridges, fire stations, and ward offices, and an "Outline Map of the Streetcar, Railway and Subway System of Tokyo."
Second side:
A detailed map presenting information on the main road, secondary road, road, railroad, temples & shrines, park, ku-boundary, and U.S. security force area in the Greater Tokyo Area and a small inset map of "Downtown Marunouchi District."
Motif
Tokyo, Tourism
Physical Dimensions
7.25"x10" folded, 29"x40" open
Place Published
Japan
Printed Text Language
English and Japanese