琉球雑話 / Miscellaneous talks about Ryukyu
華坊素善撰による琉球紹介の地理書。天明8(1788)年、本屋彦右衛門刊。他に架蔵のない稀書である。前半の四分の一程度が著者による聞き書きで、残りの部分は「華夷通商考」および「紅毛談」からの引用である。江戸期に刊行された琉球関係の書物のうち、一般民衆を対象にした最初期の地理紹介書である。影印・翻刻・解説が『江戸期琉球物資料集覧』に所収されている。
This book is an introduction to the geography of Ryukyu, edited by Kabō Motoyoshi/Sozen and published by Motoya Hikoemon in 1788. It is a rare book which can be found only in the Sakamaki-Hawley Collection. The first one fourth of the book consists of interviews the author transcribed, and the rest is excerpts from Kai Tsūshōkō (A Study of Commerce with China and Europe), and Oranda Banashi (Dutch Stories). It is one of the first geography books intended for the general public, out of many Ryukyu-related books published during the Edo period. A facsimile copy as well as a honkoku transcription into the modern Japanese writing system, and a brief summary can be found in the book Edoki Ryūkyū Mono Shiryō Shūran (A Collection of Books
and Studies on Ryukyu during the Edo Period).
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『琉球雑話』阪巻・宝玲文庫（ハワイ大学所蔵）HW491c1, https://shimuchi.lib.u-ryukyu.ac.jp/collection/sakamaki/hw49131