Description
今井信名※のぶお※(通称八九郎、1790～1862)は蝦夷地松前藩の測量師。文政11年(1828)に藩命により蝦夷地全域の測量に着手した。その測量法は間宮林蔵から学んだ伊能忠敬流である。この資料は次男の徽※よし※が大正3年(1914)に八九郎の事跡を記したものである。
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ColBase
"ColBase: Integrated Collections Database of the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Japan" is a service that enables a multi-database search of the collections in the four national museums (To...
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
Last updated
July 20, 2026