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With Commodore Perry to Japan

With Commodore Perry to Japan The Journal of William Speiden Jr., 1852-1855 - New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology

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Publisher's Synopsis

With Commodore Perry to Japan offers a personal account of Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry's expedition to Japan through the eyes of a sixteen-year-old purser's clerk of the USS Mississippi. The documentary edition, endorsed by the National Historic Publications & Records Commission, provides excellent coverage of both the political mission of the Perry expedition, the opening of relations with Japan, and of the social history of a naval warship as well. Also included are fifty-five illustrations ranging from hand drawn, pen-and-ink scenes of everyday life sketched by Speiden and other members of the crew to exquisitely colored and detailed pith paintings by Chinese artists.

Book information

ISBN: 9781612512389
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Imprint: Naval Institute Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 952.025
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 163g
Height: 226mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 25mm