Articles by karsand
First Landing at Gorahama
Published by order of the United States Congress, the three-volume series (two volumes presented) is a detailed report of Commodore Perry’s expedition to Japan from […]
Treaty Articles
This appendix to Perry’s book reproduces a portion of the trade treaty signed in 1854 by the United States and Japan in English and Japanese. […]
Cap Shop in Canton
China in a Series of Views depicts travel, architecture, social life, and customs in China during the 19th century. Thomas Allom was an English topographical […]
The Bridge of Nanking
Thomas Allom’s print depicts the city of Nanking (Nanjing) from the perspective of a boat on the Qinhuai River, a tributary of the Yangzi River. […]
Punishment of the Tcha, or Cangue, Ting-hai
Thomas Allom’s topographical images were used to illustrate many travel books in the 19th century. After the first Opium War, the forced opening of China’s […]
Yang-Tse-Kiang: From the Sea to Nanking
The British government sponsored the making of this map after its victory in the First Opium War (1839-1842). Captains C.R.D. Bethune, K. Kellet, and R. […]
Travels in North and Central China
This travel journal by John Grant Birch documents his business journeys throughout north and central China in 1899. After the end of the Opium Wars […]
Group of Samurai
In 1853, Felice Beato moved to Yokohama, Japan. Photographs taken by Felice Beato and others were the first photographs taken of Yokohama and Japan in […]