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Tourist map of Kyoto used by Jewish refugee family

Object | Accession Number: 2002.531.20

The Kobe Municipal Office issued an English-language tourist guide to Kobe and its environs. The guide included this map used by Jewish refugees in Kobe.

Date
publication/distribution:  approximately 1941
Geography
depiction: Kyoto (Japan)
Language
English
Classification
Information Forms
Category
Maps
Object Type
Tourist maps (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Mark Fishaut

About This Object

Physical Description
Rectangular multicolored paper map with multiple folds. When closed, the front cover has an image of a woman in traditional Japanese dress walking in a garden with buildings in the background. The back cover has an advertisement for Kyoto Hotel. When open, one side has a map of Kyoto and its vicinity and other side has advertisements for shops and factories in Kyoto.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 21.125 inches (53.658 cm) | Width: 15.125 inches (38.418 cm)
Materials
overall : paper, ink
Contributor
Distributor: Suzuki Shobisha

Keywords and Subjects

Geographic Name
Kyoto (Japan)--Maps.

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The map was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Mark Fishaut.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2023-03-24 13:38:21
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