Gaihozu Index Maps
Description
Type of resource | mixed material |
---|---|
Form | map; electronic resource |
Extent | online resource |
Place | California |
Place | Stanford, Calif. |
Publisher | Stanford Digital Repository |
Date created | 2016 |
Language | English |
Map data | Scale not given. ; W 180°--E 180°/N 78°--S 69° |
Creators/Contributors
Associated with | Stanford Geospatial Center |
---|
Subjects
Subject | Grids (Cartography) |
---|---|
Subject | Index maps |
Subject | Topographic maps |
Genre | Cartographic dataset |
Genre | Geospatial data |
Genre | Geographic information systems data |
Bibliographic information
Note | Index maps to Japanese military and imperial maps held at Stanford Libraries. Stanford University Libraries holds a large collection of Japanese military and imperial maps, referred to as gaihozu, or "maps of outer lands." These maps were produced starting in the early Meiji (1868-1912) era and the end of World War II by the Land Survey Department of the General Staff Headquarters, the former Japanese Army. The first charge was to map specific territories beyond Japan's borders. Over time the mapping efforts grew to including "mapping of interimperial boundaries, cadastral surveys of the colonies, and detailed drawings of strategic cities and fortifications." Geographically the Stanford maps cover a broad area including Japan, China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, the Philippines, and beyond. |
---|---|
Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/ch237ht4777 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.
- Copyright
- This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.