Bretts Pharmacy (3 results)

Small, brightly colored pocket map of Yokohama in red cloth folder. Undated. Printed entirely in English for western tourists. A key identifies important places, which are colored red on the map. The upper right corner has an uncolored map of the southern coast of Honshu from Tokyo to Fujikawa, showing the trolley route.

Yokohama n.d. ca. [1920], Box of Curios Press. Red stiff wrs cover, color folding map, folds down to 8.5 x 13.5, opens to 47 x 33 cm., map title: YOKOHAMA AND VICINITY, English text. FIRST AND ONLY OBSCURE EDITION This lovely period map shows inset of the area from Bantu River to Tabata, with key to numbered places on the map, of course Brett's Pharmacy & Brett's Pharmacy Tea Rooms is the first listed on the key, also shows the location of prominent hotels, banks, rooms, U.S. Hospital, post office, YMCA, Thomas Cook, consulates &c. * With full text in English, with red indicating items match- ing numbered keys. A very good period reference resource folds down to be palm-held pocket-size, with adverts for Brett's at 60 Main St., Yokohama. * An interesting and very useful piece of early ephemera that locates many of the important places in Yokohama. A useful and historical perspective. In very crisp, clean condition, flawless. * RARE *.

Very good. Attached to original binder. Minor wear on old fold lines. Size 11.5 x 16.5 Inches. This is a c. 1920 Brett's Pharmacy city plan or map of Yokohama, Japan. The map depicts Yokohama from Mississippi Bay to the harbor and from Negishi Villages to the bay. Identified locations include the racecourse, the infectious diseases ward, and several cemeteries. Several blocks are shaded red - indicating places of interest to the foreigner, among them hospitals, civic buildings, boarding houses, and over a dozen consulates. An arrow highlights the location of Brett's Pharmacy in downtown Yokohama, in one of the red city blocks. An inset of the Yokohama region tracing its railway network appears in the upper right. The Most International City in Japan At the time of this map's publication, Yokohama was the most international city in Japan. Merchants, military men, missionaries, and other travelers visited from all over the world - often bringing with them foreign diseases. Illness was common among new arrivals and Brett's Pharmacy, which specialized in 'American, English, and French medicines, perfumes, and toilet requisites suited to the needs of travelers' was ideally situated to help. The pharmacy issued this map to capitate on these needs. Publication History and Census This map was created and published by Brett's Pharmacy c. 1920. There are several variants and editions, all undated. Nonetheless, all editions of Brett's Pharmacy maps of Yokohama are rare. We have handled one other example in a different edition. Another example is cataloged in OCLC as part of the collection at the Bibliothèque nationale de France. References: OCLC 495059410.