Nearly forgotten but glorious art, envisionings and historical oddments from the back corners of the internet
Imagery from “Atlas Japannensis : being remarkable addresses by way of embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces to the Emperor of Japan, containing a description of their several territories, cities, temples and fortresses, their religions, laws and customs, their prodigious wealth and gorgeous habits, the nature of their soil, plants, beasts, hills, rivers and fountains, with the character of the ancient and modern Japanners.” Published in London in 1670.
Aneract Portatura of the Castle and Citty Batavia, lying on the great Ilant Java Anno 1669. Image 9310 from Arnoldus Montanus and John Ogilbie’s 1670 work Atlas Japannensis . . . Gleeson Library Digital Collections, University of San Francisco. In the public domain due to age. via https://digitalcollections.usfca.edu/digital/collection/p264101coll7/id/9310The Lodge before Nangasaki on the ? (name of island is not legible). Image 9329 from Arnoldus Montanus and John Ogilbie’s 1670 work Atlas Japannensis . . . Gleeson Library Digital Collections, University of San Francisco. In the public domain due to age. via https://digitalcollections.usfca.edu/digital/collection/p264101coll7/id/9329The city of Osacco. Image 9339 from Arnoldus Montanus and John Ogilbie’s 1670 work Atlas Japannensis . . . Gleeson Library Digital Collections, University of San Francisco. In the public domain due to age. via https://digitalcollections.usfca.edu/digital/collection/p264101coll7/id/9339Miako, (Honshu, Japan). Image 9346 from Arnoldus Montanus and John Ogilbie’s 1670 work Atlas Japannensis . . . Gleeson Library Digital Collections, University of San Francisco. In the public domain due to age. via https://digitalcollections.usfca.edu/digital/collection/p264101coll7/id/9346Tempel met Duysend Beelden. Image 9372 from Arnoldus Montanus and John Ogilbie’s 1670 work Atlas Japannensis . . . Gleeson Library Digital Collections, University of San Francisco. In the public domain due to age. via https://digitalcollections.usfca.edu/digital/collection/p264101coll7/id/9372Jedo. Image 9378 from Arnoldus Montanus and John Ogilbie’s 1670 work Atlas Japannensis . . . Gleeson Library Digital Collections, University of San Francisco. In the public domain due to age. via https://digitalcollections.usfca.edu/digital/collection/p264101coll7/id/9378
On a voyage to see how much mileage I can get from the creative ability and eye for images that my family thought was useless. On line art curator, fiction writer and now blogger. Historian's daughter. Follow me . . .even I have no idea where I'm going next.
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