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The visit of the "Black Ships" to Japan made quite an impact and were depicted in various ways. Below is a sketch by a local artist of the Susquehana entering Edo Bay in July of 1853:

But other depictions tried to capture the appearence of the fleet off of Uraga in more dramatic fashion:

Another interesting image shows the Black Ships in a color print:

Commodoare Matthew C. Perry had quite a high opinion of himself as this portrait of him suggests:

It is interesting to see the way the Japanese depicted him in the following selection: