Japan

Weller, Edward

Published by Publication Date: 1868

EMPIRE OF JAPAN w/ Sakhalin.River Amur.1858 Russia/China border.WELLER 1868 map. Antique map with original outline colour; Engraved by Edwd. Weller (1868). 46.0 x 31.0cm, 18.25 x 12.25 inches. Condition: Good. The image shown may have been taken from a different example of this map than that which is offered for sale. The map you will receive is in good condition but there may be minor variations in the condition from that shown in the image. This map was coloured by hand at the time of publication, thus the colouration may vary slightly between different examples of the map; the colouring applied to the map you receive may differ slightly from that shown in the image. There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain. The map shows the Island of Sakhalin (Saghalien) divided between Russia and Japan, and Outer Manchuria with the 1858 borders between China and Russia, mid way through the Amur (Amoor) Acquisition. In 1855, Russia and Japan had signed the Treaty of Shimoda, which agreed that nationals of both countries could inhabit Sakhalin: Russians in the north, and Japanese in the south, without a clear boundary between them, as reflected on the map. The southern part of Sakhalin was held by Japan until the 1875 Treaty of Saint Petersburg, when they ceded it to Russia in exchange for the Kuril Islands. The map shows the then "new" border between Russia and China. Following the Opium War, Russia forced China to sign the Treaty of Aigun (1858), as reflected on the map. The effect of the later Convention of Peking (1860) is not reflected on the map. Under this treaty, China ceded to Russia all claims to all territories north of Heilongjiang (Amur River) and east of the Ussuri river, including Vladivostok. Seller Inventory # P-8-002455

Bibliographic Details

Title: Japan
Publication Date: 1868
Condition: Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)