Manuscript map tracking the movement of the American ships along the western shore of Edo (Tokyo) Bay from Chiyogasaki to Haneda, 1853. This forced Japan to open to the West

Manuscript map tracking the movement of the American ships along the western shore of Edo (Tokyo) Bay from Chiyogasaki to Haneda, 1853. This forced Japan to open to the West

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’“open the country, stop having it be closed.”

  • Matthew Perry, 1853’–PrimaryKale7