1857 Wood Engraving Sillibaboo Natives Boat Southampton Rescue Perry XGA5 XGS4 27 Richmond Street

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1857 Wood Engraving Sillibaboo Natives Boat Southampton Rescue Perry XGA5 XGS4 27 Richmond StreetThis is an original 1857 black and white wood engraving of Sillibaboo natives in their boat just prior to being picked up the the "Southampton." This image is from United States Naval Commodore Matthew C. Perry's expedition to the Orient. Between the years of 1852 and 1854, President Millard Filmore ordered United States Navy Commodore Matthew Clabraith Perry to lead a squadron to Japan in order to establish diplomatic relations, open economic trade