Collection: Osher Map Library Collection

Name: Chart exhibiting the analogy between the Gulf Stream of the Atlantic and the Kuro Siwo, or Japanese Stream of the Pacific.

Barcode: 57285

Publishing Location: Washington, DC

Brief Description: Part of a series of charts surveyed for Commodore Matthew Perry who led an expedition for the navy to Japan to re-establish trade. In 1854 a treaty was signed by the United States and Japan to allow trading in two ports.

Publisher: Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty

Date/Date Range Published: 1853

Language: English

Region Depicted: Atlantic OceanJapanPacific Ocean

Map Type: Nautical charts

Dimensions: 19 x 61 cm on sheet 23 x 66 cm

Historical Context: United States Naval Expedition to Japan 1853-1854 led by Commodore Matthew Perry to open up trade with Japan.

LC Call Number: G9101.P54 1853 A3

OCLC: 1313829241

Accession Number: OML-1853-54

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