Simoda from Vandalia Bluff. [Caption title]

Published by (A.O.P. Nicholson). [circa1856]., (Washington)., 1856

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Tinted lithograph, 15.1 x 22.4 cm, (image), 22.7 x 28.9 cm (sheet), marginal edge wear, lower edge creased and chipped, but in good condition. A view by Wilhelm Heine, on the spot ("From nature"), prepared for Commodore Perry's "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan.". Perry's expedition visited Simoda (Shimoda) in April-May 1854, his squadron can be seen at anchor in the harbour. Heine's composition records interaction between members of the expedition and the local population. "Vandalia" Bluff, was named for one of Perry's squadron, hinting at the gunboat diplomacy employed to gain access to Japanese ports. The sloop Vandalia was present at Commodore Perry's entrance into Tokyo Bay on 13 February 1854, and in 1855 was employed to protect American interests in China during the Taiping Rebellion.

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Bibliographic details

Title
Simoda from Vandalia Bluff. [Caption title]
Author
[PERRY, COMMODORE MATTHEW]. HEINE, WILHELM; SARONY & CO. (LITHOGRAPHERS)
Publisher
(A.O.P. Nicholson). [circa1856]., (Washington).
Publication year
1856
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Asia Bookroom is a specialised bookseller in Canberra, the capital of Australia. We specialise in books on Asia with smaller sections on the Pacific and the Middle East. We issue over 30 regular lists featuring recent arrivals of books and other paper material in our specialist areas. Our lists are available by e-mail, in printed form by post or by browsing our web page. Please let us know if you would like to be on our mailing list. We run a bricks and mortar premises in a commercial area which you are most welcome to visit. We are open by appointment or by chance. Our hours are posted for the following week on our website www.AsiaBookroom.com…

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