Wilhelm Heine (1827–1885). Encampment of Commodore Perry’s Expedition, Japan. 1853–1854 Cartographer_John Ross Amsterdam: 1698

Amsterdam: 1698

the map reflects the nation's drive toward Manifest Destiny

White sketched a number of drawings and with Harriot began preparation of a manuscript map of the areas visited

HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED LARGE-SCALE WATERCOLOUR DRAWINGS

His landscape style often shows views with strong sunlight

Wilhelm Heine (1827–1885). Encampment of Commodore Perry’s Expedition, Japan. 1853–1854 Cartographer_John Ross Amsterdam: 1698(PETER BERNARD) WILLIAM HEINE (German American, 18271885) Commodore Perry Visits Japan. Perry's Expedition at Hakodate, 1856. Signed lower left: W. Heine 1856 Oil on canvas 42 1 4 x 59 3 4 inches PROVENANCE Junius Spencer Morgan II (nephew of John Pierpont Morgan, Sr.) & Josephine Perry Morgan (great niece of Commodore Perry), Princeton, NJ Thence by descent to Alexander Perry Morgan, New York Thence by descent, Private collection, New York INCREDIBLY