Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858
Title:
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, by order of the Government of the United States / compiled from the original notes and journals of Commodore Perry and his officers, at his request, and under his supervision, by Francis L. Hawks.
Alternate Title(s):
United States Japan Expedition
Published / Created:
Washington : Beverley Tucker, Senate printer, 1856.
Physical Description:
3 volumes : illlustrations, maps, charts ; 29 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"Published by order of the Congress of the United States."
Subject Terms:
United States Naval Expedition to Japan (1852–1854) | United States -- Foreign relations -- Japan. | Japan -- Description and travel. | Japan -- Foreign relations -- United States.
Form/Genre:
Lithographs -- 1856. | Lithographs -- Hand-colored -- 1856. | Wood engravings -- 1856.
Contributors:
Hawks, Francis L. (Francis Lister), 1798–1866, author. | Jones, George, 1800–1870, author. | Green, D. S., (Surgeon), author. | Tucker, Nathaniel Beverley, 1820–1890, printer.