Sale 2496 - Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books, December 13, 2018

109 110 109 c   ( JAPAN.) [U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry’s arrival in Japan, July 8th, 1853.] Large woodblock kawaraban broadside on two sheets joined, depicting the entrance of Perry’s Black Ship squadron into Edo Bay. 16 3 / 4 x24 3 / 4 inches sheet size, wide margins; excellent condition. Japan, circa 1853 [1,500/2,500] 110 c   ( JAPAN — PERRY.) Color woodblock map of Uraga and Edo Bay showing the course of Commodore Perry’s Black Ship squadron. 11 1 / 2 x15 1 / 2 inches sheet size; folded, small hole within lower image, else excellent. Japan, circa 1854 [7,000/10,000]