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Japanese treaties of amity and commerce with the United States, the Netherlands, Russia, the United Kingdom, and France, manuscript
Creator
Uniform Title
Ansei gokakoku jōyaku (1858)
安政五箇国條約 (1858)
Title
Japanese treaties of amity and commerce with the United States, the Netherlands, Russia, the United Kingdom, and France, 1858 July 29-1858 October 9 : manuscript.
Production
Japan : [Producer not identified], 1858-1858.
Physical Description
5 volumes : paper, bound ; 27 x 19 cm.
Language
Japanese
Local Notes
Lillian Goldman Law Library Rare26 22-0022 copy purchased from William Reese Company in March, 2022.
Hicks classification: MssP J2715 no.1.
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Bibliographic description is partially based the information sheet provided by the book seller William Reese Company.
Manuscript.
Written in ink on double-sided paper.
Each volume has printed title label on the front cover.
In Japanese.
Summary
An "Ansei-Five-Power Treaties" set consisting of 5 bound volumes, each of which details the negotiations between Japan and a specific foreign power such as the United States, the Netherlands, Russia, the United Kingdom, and France. The treaties were signed in 1858 during the Japanese Ansei era (1854-1860). The first treaty, also known as the Harris Treaty, was signed by the United States on July 29, 1858. In the same year, Japan signed similar treaties with the Netherlands (August 18, 1858), Russia (August 19, 1858), the United Kingdom (August 26, 1858), and France (October 9, 1858).
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
September 13, 2022
Subjects
Genre/Form
Treaties.
Also listed under
Japan, participant in treaty.
United States, participant in treaty.
Netherlands, participant in treaty.
Great Britain, participant in treaty.
Russia, participant in treaty.
France, participant in treaty.
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