Maker: French Navy – Dépôt des Cartes et Plans de la Marine, Paris
Date: 1854
Title: Japon – Baie Simidsu, Ile de Nipon, Côte Sud
Details
Original 19th-century French hydrographic chart of Shimizu Bay (Baie Simidsu) on the south coast of Honshu, Japan, near the Izu Peninsula.
Produced by the French naval hydrographic office, responsible for official navigation charts used by French naval and merchant vessels during the age of global maritime exploration.
The chart shows:
Shimizu Bay (Suruga Bay region)
Detailed coastal relief and mountains
Harbour layout and coastal features
Soundings and navigational markings
Compass rose and coastal survey information
French naval charts of Japan were produced during the period when Western powers were expanding navigation and trade in Japanese waters following the opening of the country in the mid-19th century.
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