Comments on: The First Time Japan Saw The World [Japanese Cartography]

By: David Bennett

David Bennett — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:17:00 +0000

Koichi — Quick question.

Why does the “The Kunyu Wanguo Quantu” map have Katakana we can read, including daku-on readings?

a) I thought this was the Chinese map
b) I didn’t think Chinese used katakana
c) I didn’t think Japan standardized the katakana usage until much later

Is this a modern reproduction of the map where katakana was added?

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By: Kim McInally

Kim McInally — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:13:00 +0000

Really enjoyed this article! You put a lot of work in.

Its really inspiring to see how much “unknown” was around them and how fast they actually managed to trace the entire earth!. I mean today I know world maps so well I love knowing what’s out there but imagine back then…the world would have seemed boundless.

By: Michael Warren

Michael Warren — Sat, 21 May 2011 19:58:00 +0000

Wow brilliant article. Can’t believe how accurate some of those maps are considering the age.

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By: VXLbeast

VXLbeast — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 01:25:00 +0000

I want Ino’s map as my background, so awesome. Street view is wild, and awesome. I love street-veiwing random places in Japan: there is so much varied and neat architecture, even in average neighborhoods. Also, I was showing my grandfather a bridge over a creek by a house where he grew up (sounds like the name of a sad movie, lol), and he was absolutely blown away that I was able to find it. I didn’t show him street view, that probably would have scared him.