This map represents the route from Osaka to Jedo. The map was taken from a richly illustrated travel journal from one of the Dutch trade delegations to the Emperor of China. The author of the map was a pastor from Schellingwoud, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnoldus_Montanus" class="extiw" title="en:Arnoldus Montanus">Arnoldus Montanus</a> who described events and stories from members of the expedition. The book was published by Jacob van Meurs in Amsterdan in 1669.
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Jacob_van_Meurs" class="extiw" title="w:en:Jacob van Meurs"><span title="publisher and engraver from the Northern Netherlands (circa 1619/1620-1679)">Jacob van Meurs</span></a>
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1669<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1669-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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