Hatsusaburō Panoramic Map

初三郎式鳥瞰図 / 1913–1950s / Style / Diagrammatic Expression

The tourist bird's-eye map style perfected by Hatsusaburō Yoshida: extravagantly curved horizons, exaggerated landmarks and a view that pulls distant cities into one sheet, turning Taishō and Shōwa era travel into pictorial maps.

Hatsusaburō Panoramic Map — Yoshida Hatsusaburō, Ise meisho zue (Famous Places of Ise) — Wikimedia Commons / Public domain — Yoshida Hatsusaburō, Ise meisho zue (Famous Places of Ise) — Wikimedia Commons / Public domain

Hatsusaburō Panoramic Map — Ōme tetsudō ensen meisho zue (Famous Places along the Ōme Railway) (CC0) — Ōme tetsudō ensen meisho zue (Famous Places along the Ōme Railway) (CC0) · CC0

Hatsusaburō Panoramic Map — Bird's-eye view map of the Taiwan Exposition 1935 — Wikimedia Commons / Public domain — Bird's-eye view map of the Taiwan Exposition 1935 — Wikimedia Commons / Public domain

At a glance

Visual cues

Curving horizons
Exaggerated landmarks
Extreme wide-angle views
Painterly color

Best used for

Conveying a destination's whole layout and access in one enjoyable sheet
Placing distant landmarks on one view by ignoring real distance

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Dictionary entry

Type: Vertical brush lettering for place names, larger for the famous ones
Composition: Curve the horizon strongly and stretch the featured area toward the viewer
Material: Pale watercolor ground with shrine vermilion and mountain green printed over
Caution: Pushing curve and exaggeration until the order of the route breaks gives a map that is fun to look at and useless on the ground.
Further study: Hatsusaburō Yoshida / the studio called the Taishō Hiroshige / the media history of tourism and railways

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Schematic Transit Diagram (スキーマティック路線図)Editorially linked for a useful contrast.Compare Hatsusaburō Panoramic Map and Schematic Transit Diagram
Angura Poster (アングラ演劇ポスター)Shared effects: Exhilaration / Nostalgia.Compare Hatsusaburō Panoramic Map and Angura Poster

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