Lithograph Map - Volume 1
Narrative of Perry Expedition to Japan
Island of Great Lew-Chew

Perry, Commodore M. C.,
Hawks, Francis L., compiler:
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, United States Navy. Volume 1, Original Narrative, 1856. The first volume (Tucker) (xvii, [1 errata] 537 pages) is a chronological account or narrative of the expedition. It contains the following art and illustrations:
  • 89 or 90* lithograph plates, all but one color (tinted lithographs and chromo-lithographs)(the image area is generally 15½-16 x 22½-23cm and sheet size is generally 22.25~.23 cm x 28.5~29 cm).

  • 3 "facsimiles" of Japanese woodblock prints - 2 folding.

  • Numerous (350+) woodcuts in the text.

  • 6 maps & charts - 2 folding (See Below).

 

Island of Great Lew-Chew

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