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This is an original Japanese educational atlas titled "Newly Compiled Map of Japan" (新制日本本地図), written by Naomasa Yamazaki (山崎直方) and published in 1926 (Taisho 15) by Tokyo Kaiseikan.

This atlas is a rare historical document, officially approved by the Ministry of Education of the Empire of Japan, and used in middle and high school geography classes. It includes colorful, detailed maps of the Japanese Empire at the time, including territories that are no longer part of Japan today, such as Taiwan, Karafuto (Sakhalin), and the Korean Peninsula.

The maps are beautifully printed with clear topographical and political data, making this an important reference for collectors, historians, or researchers of pre-WWII Japanese geography and imperial expansion.

Features:
-Title: Newly Compiled Map of Japan (Shinsei Nihon Hon Chizu)
-Author: Naomasa Yamazaki (renowned geographer and academic)
-Publisher: Tokyo Kaiseikan
-First printed: Taisho 15 (1926), reissued early Showa period
-Officially certified by the Ministry of Education
-Includes now non-Japanese territories: Taiwan, Korea, Karafuto
-35 pages with full-color lithographic maps and city insets
-Clear legend, symbols, and old orthography

Size :Approx. 23 × 16 × 0.5 cm
Total pages: 35

Artist Profile:
Naomasa Yamazaki (1870–1929) was a pioneering Japanese geographer, professor at Tokyo Imperial University, and one of the founding figures of modern geography in Japan. His work shaped educational standards and geographic understanding in early 20th-century Japan.

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"Newly Compiled Map of Japan" (新制日本本地図) - 1926

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