A Study of Trade between China and the Barbarians

Japan's first world commercial geography. Written by Nishikawa Joken. 2 volumes. Published in Kyoto in 1695 (Genroku 8). The first volume covers 15 Chinese provinces, while the second volume covers Asian countries such as Korea, Ryukyu, Taiwan, and Luzon, followed by the Netherlands and other foreign countries. It describes the route from Japan, location, climate, population, customs, and products of these countries, and was intended to serve as a reference for trade. In fact, the original source was the "Fudoki of Foreign Lands" (written in 1688) written by the secretary of Nagasaki interpreter Hayashi Doei. In 1708 (Hoei 5), Joken translated articles about America and other countries from Eijuryaku's "Shokuho Gaiki" into Japanese and published it as a five-volume book.

[Hiroshi Ishiyama]

"World Geography in the Age of National Isolation" by Shintaro Ayuzawa (1943, Nichidaido Shoten)" ▽ "A Study on Trade Between China and the Others (Iwanami Bunko)"

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日本最初の世界商業地誌。西川如見(じょけん)の著。2巻。1695年（元禄8）京都で刊行。中華15省を上巻に扱い、朝鮮や琉球(りゅうきゅう)、台湾、呂宋(ルソン)などアジア諸国に続いてオランダはじめ外夷(がいい)の国までを下巻に収め、日本からの道程、位置、気候、人口、風俗、物産などを記述、通商上の参考に供しようとしたもの。実は、長崎通詞(つうじ)林道栄の秘書『異国風土記(ふどき)』（1688年筆記）が種本である。1708年（宝永5）如見は、アメリカなどの記事を艾儒略(がいじゅりゃく)の『職方外紀』から邦訳して補充、五巻本として刊行した。

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『鮎沢信太郎著『鎖国時代の世界地理学』（1943・日大堂書店）』▽『『増補華夷通商考』（岩波文庫）』

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