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*''Japanese'': 正木篤 ''(Masaki Toku)''

*''Japanese'': 正木篤 ''(Masaki Toku)''

Masaki Toku was the author, in [[1854]], of two volumes about America, ''Amerika-shû enkaku sôsetsu'' (墨利加州沿革総説) and ''Amerika-goku sôki hôshû wage'' (美理哥国総記補輯和解).

Masaki Toku was the author of a number of works on foreign countries, published during the [[Bakumatsu period]].

In writing these two volumes, he drew heavily on the writings of Chinese scholar [[Wei Yuan]], for his information on American geography, climate, history, production, and so forth. Masaki's works were a few of a number of works published around that time in Japan, based on the experiences of members of official missions, study abroad, and illegal secret journeys.

One of his chief works, published in [[1854]] and entitled ''Amerika-shû enkaku sôsetsu Amerika-goku sôki hôshû wage'' (墨利加州沿革総説美理哥国総記補輯和解), draws heavily upon the writings of Chinese scholar [[Wei Yuan]], and describes American geography, climate, history, production, and so forth. Masaki also produced similar works on England and [[Macao]], entitled respectively ''Igirisu-koku sôki wage'' (英利国総記和解) and ''Makao geppô wage'' (澳門月報和解). These were also based on Chinese texts.

 

Masaki's works were a few of a number of works published around that time in Japan, based on the experiences of members of official missions, study abroad, and illegal secret journeys.

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