You know the drill: click on the thumbnail to bring up the larger picture . . .
Photograph of
Mathew Perry and Japanese illustrations (sometimes based on hearsay)
Sentaro /
Sampachi and an 1855 Map of Japan
Japanese view of
the first landing and drawings by Heine of American sounding parties (the 2nd
one is "Crossing the Rubicon")
Perry and his men
ashore
Samplings
of the Black Ships Scroll (for the complete story of the Scrolls, visit their website).
Note: Clicking on any one of these thumbnails leads to the same single page with
larger pictures and explanations).
