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Port
de Hakodadi
62 x 43 cm copperplate
engraving, 70 x 51 cm sheet size, Dépôt-général de la Marine,
Paris, engraved 1860, printed 1872
We
are pleased to offer this scarce original chart of the harbour and
coast of Hakodate, Japan on the island of Hokkaido - a French edition
of the chart compiled by five United States ships in a survey ordered
in 1854 by Commodore Matthew Perry under the conditions of the Treaty
of Kanagawa. As Hakodate became one of the three principal
ports fully open to foreign trade in 1859 the French government saw the
need to publish
this reissue of the Perry chart for their mariners in 1860.
This example was printed in August 1872 with some "essential
corrections" but remains a close copy of the original Perry survey.
Featuring dozens of depth soundings and two detailed coastal
profiles, this historically important chart is also quite beautiful
with superb engraving work and will make an elegant presentation if
matted and framed.
To
get a sense of chart detail, consider that the distance from the
"Temple" near the town centre west to "Pointe Blanche" as seen in the
enlarged photo below measures just 6 cm actual size:
Coastal
Profile:
Title
cartouche credits Commodore Perry's surveyors:
View
of Hakodate "Peak":
Condition
- Please note carefully: Chart is in overall very good
condition as can be ascertained from photos, some minor soiling to
margins but image area near pristine. The yellow mark near
centre was added to designate the location of a lighthouse shown on the
chart and is not a stain. In
all a well preserved example
of a scarce and decorative chart that will make an elegant
presentation
if matted and framed. Inquiries
welcome and we encourage you to visit our other auctions
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to beautify their halls, parlours and chambers... liketh, loveth,
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(1527-1608)
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