This detailed 1866 antique map by A.J. Johnson depicts the Japanese archipelago during the transition from the Edo period to the Meiji era. The map covers the main islands of Honshu (Nippon), Kyushu (Kiusiu), Shikoku (Sikok), and Hokkaido (Yesso), clearly defining historical provinces, topography, major towns, coastal features, and surrounding bodies of water. Inset maps highlight 'Yesso and the Japanese Kuriles' in the upper left corner and the strategic harbor of 'Bay of Nagasaki' in the lower right corner. A key provides explanations of Japanese geographical terms such as jama (mountain), saki (cape), and sima (island). Compiled in part from the groundbreaking cartographic work of Philipp Franz von Siebold and augmented by hydrographic surveys conducted during Commodore Matthew C. Perry's U.S. Japan Expedition, the map offers an important record of Western geographical knowledge of Japan in the mid-19th century. The work is enclosed within Johnson's distinctive decorative geometric fretwork border featuring stylized corner starburst motifs.