Map of the Globe, Japanese Color Woodblock Print
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
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)
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
