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Uncovering a Rare 17th Century Map of Tokyo at the Library of Congress

Uncovering a rare find, we dug up an old 17th century map of Tokyo at the Library of Congress, showing the city as it looked in 1682. Click on it for a much larger version.
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This is a rare find. We dug up an old 17th century map of Tokyo a the Library of Congress, showing the city as it looked in 1682. Pretty fascinating. Click on it for much larger version.

1682 map of Tokyo

Source: Library of Congress

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