Viagem da corveta dom Joao I a capital do Japao no anno de 1860.

First edition illustrated with a folding map at the end of the volume (cf. Nipponalia, I, 2061; Innocencio, IX, 208; lacking from Cordier Japonica, Hill and Palau).

Only two copies recorded in the CCFr (Sorbonne and BULAC).

Rare edition of this account of one of the earliest European voyages undertaken to establish commercial relations with Japan, following the success of the American Commodore Perry in 1853.

Spine cracked with loss at foot, traces of adhesive paper at the head and tail of the endpapers, modern bookplate pasted on the verso of the front cover.

The purpose of the voyage was to negotiate a trade treaty. The book contains very detailed descriptions of Japanese customs, politics, and geography, as well as its industry and a history of Luso-Japanese relations.

It includes remarks on Kanagawa, Yokohama, Japan’s commercial industries and products, and a copy of the trade documents dated 22 September 1862. The fine lithographed map of 1855 is based on Siebold’s, corrected and supplemented with additions. An important source for understanding Portugal’s role in opening Japan to Western Europe.

The author, Feliciano Antonio Marques Pereira, was the ship’s captain and head of the expedition.