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1 set (30 maps) : color ; folded in covers 17 x 10 cm, in wooden box 20 x 12 x 20 cm
Each map includes a legend delineating geographical and architectural elements by color and shape: roads and bridges (yellow), rivers, lakes and ocean (blue), shrines and temples (red), fields and hills (green), and merchant houses or machiya (grey). Lesser noble residences are indicated by a black circle, higher ranking residences with a black square. Residences of even higher distinction are marked with the families' crest. Most residences also include the name of the inhabitant's family. The most important structures are illustrated with rough pictures of the actual buildings, often surrounded by images of trees and gardens.
Each map bound in blue wrappers with title label affixed; each map cover marked with ownership stamp.
Maps stored in contemporary wooden box divided into 2 sections; list of map titles on label affixed to lid verso.
City sections covered include: Banchō, Sotosakurada Nagata, Nihonbashi, Surugadai Ogawa, Hongo Yushima, Asakusa, Fukagawa, Meguro, Shinjuku.