Dec 17, 2019 - Sale 2527

Sale 2527 - Lot 95

Price Realized: $ 3,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500
(JAPAN -- PERRY.) Fine manuscript map of Commodore Perry's Black Ship squadron entering Edo Bay. Ink and watercolor on two sheets of thin mulberry joined. 15 1/4x20 1/4 inches; old folds, excellent condition. Japan, circa 1853

Additional Details

together with: 19-page manuscript sketchbook containing 15 full-page ink and watercolor sketches of Perry's ship, marines, coastal views, and sea creatures. 8vo format, 9 1/2x6 3/4 inches, original stitched grey paper wrappers.