Exhibition of Japanese map around year 1800 by INOU Tadataka at MitoAntwerp and Siebold house in Leiden (05/11/27)

about Siebold house

http://www.sieboldhuis.org/

Exhibition of Japanese map around year 1800 by INOU Tadataka at Mito
<Siebold obtained Japanese Map made by INOU Tadataka>
http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~tkeizo/photo/pic-100619j.htm

Tombs of INOU Tadataka(1745-1818), TAKAHASHI Yoshitoki(1764-1804), TAKAHASHI Kageyasu(1785-1829) and Memorial stone to Siebold made by TOKUTOMI Soho
http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~tkeizo/photo/pic-070301j.htm

In year 1828, TAKAHASHI Kageyasu was arrested because he gave INOU Japanese map to Siebold who stayed in Nagasaku, Dejima.
At that time to give Japanese map to foreighner was deserved to death penalty because of closed door policy.
TAKAHASHI Yositoki (who was son of Yoshitoki) dyed in prison in year, and Siebold was ousted from Japan.
INOU Tadakazu was a pupil of TAKAHASHI Yoshitoki who was a head of astromony division of Tokugawa Shogun house.
TAKAHASHI Kagetoshi was also head of astronomy divison.