person
Mamiya Rinzō
Mamiya Rinzo
Japanese surveyor whose early exploration of Sakhalin and the strait separating it from the mainland went largely unrecognized in Europe.
Reading notes
- Sakhalin Island §25 Japanese surveys
Japanese exploration of Sakhalin, beginning in 1613 under surveyors including Mamiya Rinzō, went largely unrecognized by European cartographers for generations.