70 folding leaves (all roughly 250 x 170 mm.). Korea: mostly dated between 1910 and 1913.

This fascinating collection comprises a series of handwritten administrative and case notes pertaining to police spying activities, regulations, and security planning in colonial Korea under Japanese rule. The documents were prepared by operatives in the Police Bureau of the Government-General of Chosŏn . Our documents are diverse in scope, ranging from operational details such as surveillance and sentry procedures at the Amnok River Bridge 鴨緑江橋, the natural border between North Korea and China today (accompanied by a folding colored map of the river), oversight... More