Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan. Performed in the Years 1852, 1853, and 1854: Volume 1

Francis L. Hawks

Jan 1856 · A. O. P. Nicholson

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Volume I contains descriptive narrative, illustrations of people, locations, buildings, and one folded map. Volume II contains individual reports on various topics, illustrations of tools, birds, fish, flora, and fauna; 16 folded maps; fascimile of the Treaty of Kan-a-ga-wa in Japanese script. Volume III contains astronomical observations and an explanation of the phenomenon referred to as "Zodiacal Light."