The Netherlands and Japan 1850-1899

This book deals with several important topics of the history of the Dutch-Japanese relations in the nineteenth century.
– The Dutch reaction to an American expedition to Japan in 1853-’54. It resulted in the conclusion of the first Dutch treaty with Japan of 1856,
enlarged in 1857 with a trade paragraph and replaced by a new treaty in 1858.
– The history of the Netherlands Trading Society in Japan.
– The history of the Netherlands Trading Society in Japan, told in relation to the Agent in Japan, Albert J. Bauduin.
– P.F.B. Siebold’s second visit to Japan.