U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office
1891

Antique Nautical Chart of Yokohama Bay, Japan

Japan. Island of Nippon. Yokohama Bay (Gulf of Tokyo) from Japanese Surveys in 1873 and 1884

DESCRIPTION: Antique nautical chart of Yokohama Bay, Japan produced by the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office in 1891. Yokohama, a Japanese city south of Tokyo, in 1859 was one of the first Japanese ports opened to foreign trade.

Selected aids-to-navigation are highlighted in yellow including Hommoku Light Ship and two lights at the end of the harbor breakwater. Details ashore include a railroad line running along the shore, a public garden, a fort, the Grand Hotel, an area designated "foreign settlement", the French Hatoba (wharf or quay) , the English Hatoba, and the English Naval Store-house.

Detailed U.S. harbor charts of Japan, like this example are scarce during this time period less than 50 years after Commodore Matthew Perry's expedition to Japan in the mid 1850's. Contains the circular logo of the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office.

CREATOR: U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office

PUBLICATION DATE: 1891

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Japan

BODY OF WATER: Gulf of Tokyo

CONDITION: Fair.  Some browning to the paper from age and scattered stains. Wide margins.

COLORING: None except some aids-to-navigation are highlighted in yellow.

ENGRAVER: 

SIZE: 25 " x 19 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 59

PRICE: $225

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