Robert Danby journal, 1852-1855.
Material type:
Mixed materialsDescription: 1 item; 1 container; 0.1 linear feetSubject(s): - Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858
- Mississippi (Side-wheel steamer)
- Marine engineering
- United States Naval Expedition to Japan (1852-1854)
- Weather
- Hakodate-shi (Japan) -- Description and travel
- Japan -- Description and travel
- Ryukyu Islands -- Description and travel
- Shanghai (China) -- Description and travel
- Shimoda-shi (Japan) -- Description and travel
- Engineers
- Naval officers
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Journal kept by Danby, an engineer on the side-wheel steamer Mississippi, a flagship of the U.S. naval expedition to Japan, 1852-1854, led by Commodore Matthew C. Perry. Danby describes his work as an engineer, weather conditions, the route taken, and stops at ports of call including Hakodate-shi, Japan, the Ryuku (Loo Choo) Islands, Shanghai, China, and Shimoda-shi, Japan.
Naval officer and engineer.
Collection material in English.
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