Rare original mid-19th century antique tinted lithograph print from the 1856 3-volume first edition of Commodore Matthew Perry's Narrative of the Expedition to Japan*
Exquisite detail, moderate uniform toning but generally still quite bright
Print is undated but known to have come from volumes published in 1856
This listing is for Priest in Full Dress Simoda, as shown
Plate measures approximately 11 1/4" x 8 1/2"
Very good condition with light smudging and marginal foxing, unevenly cut edges, uniform toning and edgewear, including light creasing and a few short closed tears from edges
*Complete title: Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan: performed in the years 1852, 1853, and 1854, under the command of Commodore M.C. Perry, United States Navy, by order of the Government of the United States
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