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Com. Perry's visit to Shui, Lew Chew / from nature by W. Heine ; lith. of Sarony & Co., New York. – Vintage Wall Art

Com. Perry's visit to Shui, Lew Chew / from nature by W. Heine ; lith. of Sarony & Co., New York., [1856] — antique lithograph
Com. Perry's visit to Shui, Lew Chew / from nature by W. Heine ; lith. of Sarony & Co., New York., [1856]. Antique lithograph from the New York City collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This antique lithograph of Com. Perry's visit to Shui, Lew Chew / from nature by W. Heine ; lith. of Sarony & Co., New York. brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Shuri, the royal capital of the Ryukyu Islands, is the setting for this plate, which shows Commodore Matthew C. Perry's visit during his expedition to East Asia. Perry's squadron called at the islands in 1853 and 1854 on its way to Japan, and the Ryukyuan court received the Americans with formal ceremony. The drawing was made by the German-born artist W. Heine, who accompanied the expedition, and the lithograph was printed by Sarony & Co. of New York. It was published in Francis L. Hawks' 1856 narrative of the voyage, which presented the expedition to an American readership.

Created / published[1856]
Medium1 print : lithograph.
GenreBook illustrations 1850-1860.Lithographs 1850-1860.
NotesTitle from item. Plate from: Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China Seas and Japan... in... 1852, 1853, and 1854, under...M.C. Perry / Matthew C. Perry; Francis L. Hawks, comp. Washington : Nicholson Printer, 1856.
SubjectsPerry, Matthew Calbraith,--1794-1858--Journeys--Japan--Ryukyu Islands. Expeditions & surveys--Japan--Ryukyu Islands--1850-1860.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,023 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-170312

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