Street and Bridge at Simoda
$1,000 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books
A finely observed street scene at Shimoda, Japan from Graphic Scenes of the Japan Expedition based on Wilhelm Heine’s drawings during Commodore Matthew C. Perry’s expedition to Japan, showing the newly accessible treaty port through its built environment, local movement, and everyday encounters. Heine's view presents a street near the gate at Shimoda, in Izu Province, shortly after the port's opening to American vessels under the Treaty of Kanagawa. The scene is
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