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Yokohma, Japan
| Article ID | ASN0776 |
Title | Yokohma, Japan |
Description | Beautiful total view of the city Yokohama |
| Year | ca. 1870 |
Artist | Anonymus |
Historical Description | Until the opening of the seaport in 1859, there was a fishing village on this site. When U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry landed his fleet of nine steamships in Edo Bay (now Tokyo Bay; off what later became Yokohama) in 1853, he forced Japan, which until then had been almost completely isolated, to open up. As a result, the site became a central transshipment point for international trade (see Unequal Treaties). The Shōgun appointed an administrator for the treaty port and the surrounding countryside, the Kanagawa bugyō. BToday Yokohama is part of the Tokyo metropolitan area. It is the second largest city in Japan - after Tokyo - and thus the largest municipality in the country. |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Dimensions (cm) | 17 x 51,5 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Coloring | colored |
| Technique | Wood engraving |
Reproduction:
37.50 €
( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )