Manuscripts
Two black ship scrolls recounting Commodore Perry's second expedition to Japan
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[Ripley (?), alchemical scroll, second half of the 16th century]
Manuscripts
An alchemical scroll made in the late 16th century and associated with the works of the George Ripley (d. 1490?), Augustinian canon of Bridlington, alchemist and author of The Compound of Alchemy. They summarize in allegorical and emblematic form the process for preparing the philosopher's stone.
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First landing of Americans in Japan, under Commodore M. C. Perry at Gore-Hama July 14th 1853
Visual Materials
Image of the landing of American naval troops in Japan in 1853 during the United States Naval Expedition to Japan (the Perry Expedition); Japanese men with spears stand in formation spread over the coastline to greet American soldiers as they disembark from boats onto the beach; more Japanese men in the foreground in boats and on shore, some holding the bridles of horses; hills of Japan in the background.
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