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 / compiled from the original notes and journals of Commodore Perry and his officers, at his request, and under his supervision, by Francis L. Hawks, D.D., L.L.D. ; with numerous illustrations.
1856
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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 / compiled from the original notes and journals of Commodore Perry and his officers, at his request, and under his supervision, by Francis L. Hawks, D.D., L.L.D. ; with numerous illustrations.
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United States Japan Expedition
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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1856]
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Washington : Beverley Tucker, Senate printer, 1856.
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English
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1 online resource (3 volumes) : illustrations, maps, portraits, plans.
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Indexes.
On spine: United States Japan Expedition.
At head of title of v. 2: 33d Congress, 2d session. Senate. Ex. Doc. No. 79.
Vol. 3 also published as Senate doc. 79, 33d Congress, 2d session.
"List of charts of the United States Japan Expedition" (15 fold sheets)--issued in portfolio, to accompany v. 2.
Vol. 2 (Natural history reports)--by D.S. Green and others; v. 3 has title: Observation of the zodiacal light, from April 2, 1853 to April 22, 1855, made chiefly on board the United States Steam-Frigate Mississippi ... with conclusions from the data thus obtained, by George Jones.
"Published by order of the Congress of the United States."--Cover of volume I.
Reproduction of the original from the Bryn Mawr College Library.
On spine: United States Japan Expedition.
At head of title of v. 2: 33d Congress, 2d session. Senate. Ex. Doc. No. 79.
Vol. 3 also published as Senate doc. 79, 33d Congress, 2d session.
"List of charts of the United States Japan Expedition" (15 fold sheets)--issued in portfolio, to accompany v. 2.
Vol. 2 (Natural history reports)--by D.S. Green and others; v. 3 has title: Observation of the zodiacal light, from April 2, 1853 to April 22, 1855, made chiefly on board the United States Steam-Frigate Mississippi ... with conclusions from the data thus obtained, by George Jones.
"Published by order of the Congress of the United States."--Cover of volume I.
Reproduction of the original from the Bryn Mawr College Library.
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United States. Congress (33rd, 2nd session : 1856), issuing body.
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Senate executive document (United States. Congress. Senate) ; 33rd Congress, 2nd session, no. 79.
United States congressional serial set ; 769-771.
United States congressional serial set ; 802-804.
Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Maps and Travel Literature.
United States congressional serial set ; 769-771.
United States congressional serial set ; 802-804.
Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Maps and Travel Literature.
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Vol. 1. Narrative ... compiled from the original notes and journals of Commodore Perry and his officers, at his request, and under his supervision, by Francis L. Hawks. Vol. 2. [Natural history reports] by D.S. Green and others.
Vol. 3. Observations on the zodiacal light from April2, 1853 to April 22, 1855 ... with conclusions from the data thus obtained, by Rev. George Jones.
Vol. 3. Observations on the zodiacal light from April2, 1853 to April 22, 1855 ... with conclusions from the data thus obtained, by Rev. George Jones.