About this image...

Image Title: Bankoku Jinbutsu No Zu, circa 1800

Date: Between 1800 and 1850

Summary: Japanese diptych print shows a map of the world with inset images of foreign people.

Notes: Sample translations of inscriptions of distance chart: England-11,500 ri; pygmy country-14,000 ri; woman country-14,000 ri; black people country-75,000 ri (1 ri = 2.4 miles).

Subjects: Ethnic groups--1800-1850

Original Media: Woodcut print

Collections: Fine Prints: Japanese, pre-1915 » more info...

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