| Description4 |
The mountains are depicted as viewed from the sea or rivers, while the characters are written roughly from east to west as indicated on the map. The residences of the lords are specified as Kubota, Honjo, Tsuruoka, Shiroishi, Shinjo, Yamagata, and Uenoyama castles. No slips of paper are attached at Shiraishi or Uenoyama castles. The slips attached to the other castles read: “200,000 koku for Satake Shuridaibu” at Kubota Castle, “20,000 koku for Rokugo Iga-no-kami” at Honjo Castle, “140,000 koku for Sakai Saemon” at Tsuruoka Castle, “68,200 koku for Mizusawa Noto” at Shinjo Castle, and “90,000 koku for Okudaira” at Yamagata Castle. Yonezawa and the territories of Yonezawa domain are not included in this map of Dewa province; instead, they are included in the map of Mutsu province. On the map, the □ symbol shows the locations of jin’ya (administrative headquarters) in Odate, Kakunodate, Yokote, Kamegasaki, Nobusawa, and Higashine. As sacred mountains, the map specifies Mt. Chokai, Mt. Misaki, Mt. Haguro, Mt. Gassan, Mt. Yudono, and Mt. Kinpo. In addition, the map shows a total of six gold and silver mines. Neither district borders nor district names are specified. In the bottom right corner in the margin are given the number of districts, their names, an explanation about them, and the total yield of rice for the province. |
