"Tabula Europae X
A notable feature is their sharply tapered jaw and short canine teeth—an evolutionary adaptation for their specialized feeding habits
the blocks carved by Tanaka Hirokichi
as well as with contemporary and ancient religious texts
Sheet Size: 24 3/4 x 18
Berey, Nicolas after Noël Cochin. Lutetiæ, vulgo, Paris, urbis Galliarum primariæ, non Europæ solius, sed orbis totius celeberrimæ prospectus. Early America "Tabula Europae XBerey, Nicolas after Nol Cochin. Luteti, vulgo, Paris, urbis Galliarum primari, non Europ solius, sed orbis totius celeberrim prospectus. Paris: Alexis Hubert Jaillot, 1669. Third state. Twenty four sheets joined: 8 woodcut sheets for the title, 10 etched engraved sheets for the view (the panorama in 4, detail views in 4, vignettes in 2), and 6 sheets of letterpress text. Framed: 36" x 101 ". Visible: 94 5 8" x 29 ". Backed on archival Japanese