HNLMS Steam Warship Medusa Forcing Passage
HNLMS Steam Warship Medusa Forcing Passage through Shimonoseki Strait, by Jacob van Heemskerck, 1864, Dutch painting, oil on canvas. The Shimonoseki War was fought when Emperor Komei encouraged resistance to the opening of Japan to European trade. In left foreground are Japanese seaman (BSLOC_2016_2_237)
Picture No
11110241
Media ID
45268297
Size
3000px x 1851px
(1.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Everett Collection
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