Historic Map : First Japanese Buddhist Map of The World Showing Europe, America, and Africa, 1710, Vintage Wall Art English language maps of Europe Thompson's poem appears in a

Thompson's poem appears in a secondary cartouche at the top center

The map depicts the provinces of East and West Florida as they emerged following the Treaty of Paris that e

1730 Homann Heirs map of Upper Rhine region

including Edembourg (Edinburgh)

North America as far as the Chesapeake Bay

Historic Map : First Japanese Buddhist Map of The World Showing Europe, America, and Africa, 1710, Vintage Wall Art English language maps of Europe Thompson's poem appears in aA seminal map of extreme significance. This is the first Japanese printed map to depict the world, including Europe and America, from a Buddhist cosmographical perspective. Printed by woodblock in 1710 (Hoei 7), this map was composed by the Buddhist mo