Maps of Foreign Lands

One of my favorite Tweeters, Durf (a translator and editor in Tokyo) over at Japan Echo, posted this on his blog:

"The 外邦図デジタルアーカイブ (digital archive of gaihōzu, “maps of foreign lands”) on the Tōhoku University library website looks like a great resource for students of wartime history, cartography buffs, or people interested in Asian geography in general."As posted from the Map Room: "A collection of maps from the Imperial Japanese Army archives is now online. Dating from the 1880s onward, the maps cover the Asia-Pacific region, and represent the IJA’s interest in mapping the entire region."Click here for more!