Wilhelm Heine (1827–1885). Encampment of Commodore Perry’s Expedition, Japan. 1853–1854 Cartographer_John Ross White sketched a number of

White sketched a number of drawings and with Harriot began preparation of a manuscript map of the areas visited

Its importance was such that it was revised and reissued well into the 1790s

reflecting the flourishing French map trade of the late 17th century

HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED LARGE-SCALE WATERCOLOUR DRAWINGS

Wilhelm Heine (1827–1885). Encampment of Commodore Perry’s Expedition, Japan. 1853–1854 Cartographer_John Ross White sketched a number of(PETER BERNARD) WILLIAM HEINE (German American, 18271885) Commodore Perry Visits Japan. Perry's Expedition at Hakodate, 1856. Signed lower left: W. Heine 1856 Oil on canvas 42 1 4 x 59 3 4 inches PROVENANCE Junius Spencer Morgan II (nephew of John Pierpont Morgan, Sr.) & Josephine Perry Morgan (great niece of Commodore Perry), Princeton, NJ Thence by descent to Alexander Perry Morgan, New York Thence by descent, Private collection, New York INCREDIBLY