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John Pinkerton: Japan.   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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John Pinkerton  (1758–1826)  wikidata:Q3446354 s:en:Author:John Pinkerton
 
John Pinkerton
Alternative names
Pinkerton, John
Description Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, numismatist and historian
Date of birth/death 17 February 1758 Edit this at Wikidata 10 March 1826 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Edinburgh Paris
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artist QS:P170,Q3446354
Title
Japan.
Description
English: A masterpiece. This fascinating hand colored 1809 map by Edinburgh cartographer John Pinkerton depicts Korea (Corea) and Japan. A spectacular, highly detailed map of this fascinating region with spectacular engraving, practically leaps off the page. Possibly the finest map of Japan and Korea to appear in the 19th century.
Date 1809
date QS:P571,+1809-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions height: 21 in (53.3 cm); width: 28 in (71.1 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,21U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,28U218593
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Geographicus link: JapanKorea-pinkerton-1809
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