Memoirs of a Castaway (Hyōryūki 漂流記) : [volume 1]

Heco, Joseph, 1837-1897 · 1863 · 5 pictures

Memoirs of a Castaway is a Japanese woodblock-printed narrative volume from 1863 by Joseph Heco, recounting his shipwreck and experiences in America for a Japanese readership. The pictures show a Japanese-style ink drawing of a sea-tossed boat and waves, a hillside hunting or outdoor scene, a Western-style city street with a glass-roofed building and steamship, a bridge with a tower building, and a Western gentleman with a Japanese woman; a designer might take the crisp linework, stylized wave patterns, and the cultural blend of Western architecture drawn in Japanese print style.

United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century · Heco, Joseph, 1837-1897

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