The landing of Admiral Perry in Tokio Harbour,Japan, July 8th, 1853. Matthew Calbraith Perry, 1794 – 1858. Commodore of the United States Navy who played a leading role in the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.
The landing of Admiral Perry in Tokio Harbour,Japan, July 8th, 1853. Matthew Calbraith Perry, 1794 – 1858. Commodore of the United States Navy who played a leading role in the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915