(JAPAN -- PERRY.) Large manuscript nautical chart of Japan's Pacific coast. Ink and watercolor on multiple sheets joined. 12 1/2x62 inches overall; scattered staining, several areas with contemporary correction slips pasted on. Japan, circa 1853
Large detailed map of Japan's coast from Edo (Tokyo) to Ezo (Hokkaido). In Edo Bay are five ships representing Commodore Perry's fleet entering the harbor on July 8th, 1853. Various marine and land routes with distance references are also plotted on the map.
together with:Amerika Sen Torai Ikken Ni Tsuki. 20-page contemporary manuscript report relating news of Perry's arrival and the events surrounding it. 10 1/2x7 3/4 inches, stitched with two cords; dated July 1853.
