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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858.

Contributor:

Hawks, Francis L. (Francis Lister), 1798-1866.

Jones, George, 1800-1870.

United States. Navy Department.

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

Adam Matthew Digital (Firm)

Series:

American history, 1493-1945.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States Naval Expedition to Japan (1852-1854).

United States Naval Expedition to Japan.

Japan--Description and travel.

Japan.

United States--Foreign relations--Japan.

United States.

International relations.

Japan--Foreign relations--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (3 volume, leaves of plates (19 folded)) : illustrations (some color), portraits, maps (17 folded), facsimiles (2 folded) ; 30 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington : A.O.P. Nicholson, printer, 1856.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

"With numerous illustrations."

Vol. 2 (Natural history reports) by D.S. Green and others; volume 3 has title: Observation of the zodiacal light, from April 2, 1853 to April 22, 1855, made chiefly on board the United States Steam-Frigate Mississippi ... with conclusions from the data thus obtained, by George Jones.

Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, England : Adam Matthew Digital, c2014. (American history, 1493-1945. Module 1, Settlement, commerce, revolution and reform, 1493-1859)

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