1924 Japanese pictorial world map - photo

[mklotz]

Yes, I knew that. However, he died in 1821 and this map was from 100 years later, thus the interesting note...

The map is from the era where the plans for the invasion of Manchuria and the empire building in the Pacific must have been well along. I wonder if they revered Napoleon as a world conqueror with intentions similar to their own? Maybe the effrontery of imprisoning an emperor offended them and they were sympathetic? Regardless, it is interesting, as you say.