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Source Description
Published by the U.S. Navy, this map of the coast of China and Japan was the direct result of Commodore Matthew C. Perry's ground-breaking diplomatic journey to Asia in 1853 -1854. Among the goals of the expedition was the completion of coastal surveys of China, Japan, and other nations in this region. The missing Korean coastline provides evidence that Perry did not travel as far north as Korea.
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Document identity
localId
x633f877k
label
Chart of the coast of China and of the Japan islands
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
x633f877k
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Chart of the coast of China and of the Japan islands
description
Published by the U.S. Navy, this map of the coast of China and Japan was the direct result of Commodore Matthew C. Perry's ground-breaking diplomatic journey to Asia in 1853 -1854. Among the goals of the expedition was the completion of coastal surveys of China, Japan, and other nations in this region. The missing Korean coastline provides evidence that Perry did not travel as far north as Korea.
date
["1855"]
year
1855
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
05_04_000046
creators
Maury, William L.
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
China--Maps
Japan--Maps
Pacific Coast (Asia)--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Asia
China
Japan
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
China
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Washington, D.C
publisher
U.S.N.
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
35
schema:longitude
105
extent
1 map ; 107 x 112 cm.
notes
Depths shown by soundings.
Includes two elevations.
"Drawn by Edw. Sels. Engr. by Selmar Siev[?]" [Last name indecipherable].
Exhibited in “Faces and Places,” at the Boston Public Library, Boston, MA, October 2003 - September 2004. MB (BRL)
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no
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x633f877k
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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