Kankai ibun, 1807; 環海異聞, 1807

Creator:

Ōtsuki, Gentaku, 1757-1827 (author)

Contributor:

Tsudayū, 1744- (editor)

Date:

1807

Description:

This manuscript deals with the experience of Tsudayū and his crew in Russia from 1794-1804. The narration about the practice and manners of Russian people in Alaska and Russia proper is detailed and interesting.

Language:

Japanese

Provenance:

Tress, Arthur (donor) (Tress Collection copy)

Publisher:

[publisher not identified]

Subject:

Eskimos -- Alaska -- Social life and customs; Eskimos -- Alaska -- History; Diplomatic relations; Eskimos; Eskimos -- Social life and customs

Resource Type:

Text; Still Image

Physical Description:

16 volumes : illustrations (some color); 28 cm

Geographic Subject:

Japan -- Foreign relations -- Russia; Russia -- Foreign relations -- Japan; Russia -- Social life and customs; Alaska; Japan; Russia

Related Place:

Japan.

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Title and date taken from preface.; This is a sixteen volume manuscript. A preface volume exists in which the date 1807, and instructions are given concerning western geographical concepts.; Tress 635: Kislak Center Tress Collection of Japanese Illustrated Books copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018. Formerly housed as Box 8, item 9 as well as Ōtsuki 1 .; Tress Collection copy is either volume 9, 10, or 11. Volume number is not indicated in the text.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Arthur Tress Collection, Tress 635

Collection:

Arthur Tress Collection of Japanese Illustrated Books (University of Pennsylvania)