Matthew Calbraith Perry (South Kingstown, Rhode Island, 1794 - 1858, New York)

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, 1856

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Object details

Accession number

8.b.3.2

Primary Creator

Matthew Calbraith Perry (South Kingstown, Rhode Island, 1794 - 1858, New York)

Full title

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

Creation Date

1856

Language

English

Publication Place

Washington

Description

2 v. : ill., facsims., maps (17 folded), ports. ; 30 cm. (Hollis rec. 011886235)

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Ink on paper

Web Commentary

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Permanent Gallery Location

Long Gallery

Bibliography

Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), pp. 53-54.

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