Front cover title "Papinot's Dictionary. History and Geography of Japan." Arranged alphabetically, this encyclopedia provides a wealth of scholarly information, including an atlas of Japan with Taiwan, Korea, Manchuria and Sakhalin. 18 appendices, including a list of "The 7 generations of celestial Spirits," a chronological list of emperors, a list of Shogun, a list of Nengo, as well as the best explanation of the computations of years, months, days, hours, etc. preceding the Meiji restoration.
