Details
W. HEINE
Passing the Rubicon. Lieut.S.Bent in the "Mississippi's" first cutter forcing his way through a fleet of Japanese boats while surveying the bay of Yedo, Japan, 11th. 1853. New York: E.Brown jnr, 1855.
Lithograph, printed in colours (image: 520 x 825mm., sheet: 698 x 971mm), printed by Sarony & Co. under the direction of E.Brown jnr after W.Heine. (Neatly repaired tears to margins and one tear running horizontally 235mm. into image). Window-mounted.
The plate is dedicated To Commodore M.C.Perry, Officers & men of the Japan Expedition this Print is respectfully dedicated by... Heine & Brown. Commodore Matthew Carter Perry (1794-1858) anchored in Yedo Bay, off Uraga, with his fleet of four ships on the afternoon of July 8th 1853: they "were soon surrounded by Japanese guard boats, one of which came alongside the flagship... on July 14 the letter of the President and other documents were delivered with elaborate ceremonies by Perry himself on the shore of the village of Kurihama to the princes Idzu and Iwami... Perry, having informed the princes that he would return in the following year, sailed for China, after a stay of nine days" (DAB). Silas Bent (1820-1887) was flag lieutenant aboard the "Mississippi" and carried out the hydrographic surveys of Japanese waters, including this less then peaceful foray made during Perry's historic visit to Yedo Bay.
Passing the Rubicon. Lieut.S.Bent in the "Mississippi's" first cutter forcing his way through a fleet of Japanese boats while surveying the bay of Yedo, Japan, 11th. 1853. New York: E.Brown jnr, 1855.
Lithograph, printed in colours (image: 520 x 825mm., sheet: 698 x 971mm), printed by Sarony & Co. under the direction of E.Brown jnr after W.Heine. (Neatly repaired tears to margins and one tear running horizontally 235mm. into image). Window-mounted.
The plate is dedicated To Commodore M.C.Perry, Officers & men of the Japan Expedition this Print is respectfully dedicated by... Heine & Brown. Commodore Matthew Carter Perry (1794-1858) anchored in Yedo Bay, off Uraga, with his fleet of four ships on the afternoon of July 8th 1853: they "were soon surrounded by Japanese guard boats, one of which came alongside the flagship... on July 14 the letter of the President and other documents were delivered with elaborate ceremonies by Perry himself on the shore of the village of Kurihama to the princes Idzu and Iwami... Perry, having informed the princes that he would return in the following year, sailed for China, after a stay of nine days" (DAB). Silas Bent (1820-1887) was flag lieutenant aboard the "Mississippi" and carried out the hydrographic surveys of Japanese waters, including this less then peaceful foray made during Perry's historic visit to Yedo Bay.