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Perry, Matthew Calbraith / Hawks, Francis L. - Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China Seas & Japan, performed in the years 1852-54
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| Schrijver: | Perry, Matthew Calbraith / Hawks, Francis L. |
| Titel: | Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China Seas & Japan, performed in the years 1852-54 |
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| Uitgever: | D. Appleton and Company, New York (Trubner & Co, London) 1856, first one volume edition |
| Bijzonderheid: | Large 8vo, 17x26 cm, original red publisher's cloth. Spine ends and joints repaired. vii, 624 pages with 11 folding maps, 9 steel-engraved plates and 67 wood-engraved plates, plus woodcut text illustrations. |
| Prijs: | € 480,00 |
| Meer info | Frontispiece with browning due to tissue guard, otherwise almost clean. With the errata sheet. Perry was asked to undergo a voyage to isolationist Japan to initiate trade and diplomatic relations. Using diplomacy backed up by a persuasive show of force, Perry successfully negotiated treaties in 1853 and 1854 that gave the U.S. two coal ports in Japan and guaranteed the humane treatment of shipwrecked U.S. sailors. Scarce in original binding. |
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