Like the Complete Map of Counties in Mutsu and Dewa (Mutsu Dewa kokugun kōtei zenzu 陸奥出羽国郡行程全図), the Simplified Map of Three Provinces: Mutsu, Dewa, Echigo (Including Sado Island) (Ouuetsu sangoku ryakuzu fusado 奥羽越三国略図附佐渡) depicts the northern areas of Honshu. It was created in Keiō 慶応 4 [1868], just as the new Meiji government was established. It is printed on paper in color and measures 97.16 cm × 71.76 cm. The map lists Yasui Kenbishi 安井顕比士 as its author and Nagayama Heisei 永山平政 as its editor. Some topographic features, such as mountains, are represented in a limited way, but the emphasis is on towns and travel routes.