World maps & models
Japanese Buddhist diagram of the world, heavens and hells
Historical recordHeavens and hells contextualize a geographical world.
What this record establishes
Institutional record documented; does not authenticate interpretations.
Record details
- Original title
- Sekai daisō no zu
- Artifact date
- 1830
- Creator
- Zontō
- Holding institution
- Library of Congress
- Classification
- Buddhist cosmological map
Antarctica connection
Contextual visual history; not direct evidence about Antarctica
Relevance and caution
Heavens and hells contextualize a geographical world.
Catalog context
Curatorial navigation label; original categories and source identity retained.
Sekai daisō no zu: Buddhist philosophical-world component, 1821, in a set boxed in 1830. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.
Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
Image source record · Reuse terms
Image rights and evidence limits
LOC Geography and Map Division: free to use and reuse; no contrary Rights Advisory found.
Image existence does not prove a linked claim. Consult image-specific captions and reuse conditions.
Sources and what they support
Links document the record, the claim’s circulation, an assessment, or reuse terms as labeled. A source link is not automatically corroboration.
- image reproduction provenance; not proof of a linked interpretationhttps://www.loc.gov/exhibits/world/heavens.html#obj77
- image reuse conditionshttps://www.loc.gov/resource/g3200.ct004321b/
- institutional or documentary recordhttps://www.loc.gov/exhibits/world/heavens.html#obj77
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