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| Picture No | 12916535 |
| Date | 1860 |
| Description | First audience of a British minister with tycoon of Japan |
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First audience of a British minister with the tycoon of Japan at Jeddo - from a sketch by S. J. Gowan. The meeting took place on 25 August 1860 at 9am in the morning, the time appointed for Mr. Alcock, her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary to deliver a letter from the Queen. Picture shows Alcock giving a speech conveying the desire of the Queen to cultivate friendly relations with Japan.
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| Source | Engraving from a sketch by S. J. Gower in The Illustrated London News, 15 December 1860 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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