1857 Wood Engraving Priest Costume Shimoda Japan Commodore MC Perry XGA5 F3A This cereal is by The

This cereal is by The Shredded Wheat Company located in Niagara Falls

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1857 Wood Engraving Priest Costume Shimoda Japan Commodore MC Perry XGA5 F3A This cereal is by TheThis is an original 1857 black and white wood engraving of a priest in full customary dress in Simoda (Shimoda), Japan, from United States Naval Commodore Matthew C. Perry's expedition to the Orient. Between the years of 1852 and 1854, President Millard Filmore ordered United States Navy Commodore Matthew Clabraith Perry to lead a squadron to Japan in order to establish diplomatic relations, open economic trade ports and protect American property and