First Landing of Americans in Japan, 1853
Passing the Rubicon by Eliphalet M. Brown after Peter Bernard William Heine, 1855, color lithograph with hand-coloring on paper. First landing of Americans in Japan under Commodore Matthew Perry (1794-1858). Perry entered Edo (modern Tokyo) Bay on July 8, 1853. This scene is from July 11th, with the Americans surveying the bay amongst Japanese boats
Picture No
14028629
Media ID
47833847
Size
6775px x 4200px
(12.9MB)
Credit
© Science Source / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Science Source
Date
1853
