1856 1ed Narrative of Expedition American Squadron Perry Hawks JAPAN China MAPS



Matthew C Perry was one of the most important American Naval officers during the 19th-century. While he was notable for his involvement in the War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War, his most famous accomplishment came as the leader of a voyage to Japan beginning in 1852 aboard the East India Squadron. This series of short visits sought to pursue Japanese trade treaties, but Perry and his crew discovered much more – Japanese and Chinese cultures, politics, coal mining and agriculture, as well as attempts at occupation of Formosa. While many events came from this expedition, according to Hill,

“the most important result was that the visit contributed to the collapse of the feudal regime and to the modernization of Japan”



The events of this expedition were recorded by Perry and Francis Hawks in the 1856 account “Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan.”



Francis Hawks compiled this first edition from the original notes and journals of Commodore Perry and his officers, printed at the same time as the 3-volume set but in one volume, with illustrations and fold out maps throughout.



Item number: #11475

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PERRY, Matthew Clabraith; HAWKS, Francis



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



New York: D. Appleton, 1856. First single volume edition.



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

vii, [1], 624

Numerous illustrations throughout

References: Sabin 30968; Wenckstern I, 620; Hill 1332

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure

Size: ~10in X 7in (25.5cm x 18cm)



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