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4. Perry, Matthew Calbraith (1794-1858)
No full textIwao Seiichi, Iyanaga Teizō, Ishii Susumu, Yoshida Shōichirō, Fujimura Jun'ichirō, Fujimura Michio, Yoshikawa Itsuji, Akiyama Terukazu, Iyanaga Shōkichi, Matsubara Hideichi. 4. Perry, Matthew Calbraith (1794-1858). In: Dictionnaire historique du Japon, volume 16, 1990. Lettres N (2), O, P et R (1) pp. 155-156
Japanese women, Simoda.
No full textFrom the middle of the seventeenth to the beginning of the nineteenth-century, Japan, through the Tokugawa Shōgunate, was successful in rigorously enforcing a policy of seclusion. No Europeans were allowed into Japan except the Dutch who were allowed to land a ship every yEar In July 1853 Commodore Matthew Perry, with a squadron of four ships-of-war entered Uraga Bay, just south of Yokohama. He returned the next year and a treaty was signed to allow the opening of Shimoda (south of Numazu and Mishima) and Hakodate (on Hokkaido) to ships seeking provisions. This contact represented the 'opening' of Japan (Dai Nippon) to the modern world
Ixos Haemorrhous - (Gmelin).
No full text"In Mr Heine's notes we find the following in reference to this bird: 'I found this species in various places around Macao. Like nearly all the other birds, it had retired to the rocky hills, where it hopped gaily from bough to bough, or flitted from rock to rock, sometimes solitary, but frequently in pairs. Its movements were short, and sometimes eccentric. When anything unusual attracted its attention, it raised its crest, and looked at the object with an expression of intense curiosity.' The figure in our plate is of the size of life, and represents the adult male" (Perry, 1856, v.II, 241)
Okinawa, Japan 1853
No full textMap of the Napha Harbor on the island of Okinawa in Japan showing Napha township with relief shown by hachures and depth shown by soundings.
In upper right margin: Lith. of J. Bien, 60 Fulton St., N.Y.
Includes sailing directions and and 3 views.
Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-231473481Grayscale;1:16,00
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