Antique Print of the Americans in a Boat in Uraga, Yedo Bay in Japan, 1856

Reference
PCT-6072A
Date
1856
Region
Asia
Category
Antique Map
Sheet size
22.0 x 29.0 cm (8.7 x 11.4 in)
Condition
Fair
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 180

Antique print titled ‘View of Uraga, Yedo Bay'. View of Uraga, Japan. This print originates from 'Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853, and 1854, under the command of Commodore M.C. Perry (..)' by Francis L. Hawks.

Artists and Engravers: Lithographs after W. Heine and E. Brown

Condition: Fair/good, general age-related toning. Stain in top right margin. Few tiny holes. Minor wear, blank verso. Please study image carefully. Date: 1856 Overall size: 29 x 22 cm. Image size: 22 x 15 cm.

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