Original Old Print of the American Graveyard in Shimoda, Japan by Hawks, 1856
$185 (£140, €165)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1856
- Size
- 8.7 × 11.4 in (22 × 29 cm)
- Condition
- Good. General age-related toning. Stain in left margin, small hole next to image. Blank verso. Please study image carefully.
- Period
- Late 19th century
- Section
- Birds
- Reference
- f_29258462
Antique print titled ‘Simoda from the American Grave Yard‘. View of Shimoda and the American graveyard. Shimoda is a city and port located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. This print originates from 'Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853, and 1854, under the command of Commodore M.C. Perry (..)' by Francis L. Hawks.
Artists and Engravers: Lithographs after W. Heine and E. Brown.
Date: 1856
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