Thursday, June 26, 2025

Inō Tadataka 1:36,000 scale map of the Japanese coastline

 https://dl.ndl.go.jp/pid/1286636/1/1


17 years in the making (1800-1817), the projection consists of 214 sheets. Inō conducted the survey on foot, mixing basic pacing methods with astronomical observations. It's crazy accurate!




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