著者

中島 恭子 Burke-Gaffney Brian

出版者

長崎総合科学大学附属図書館運営委員会

雑誌

長崎総合科学大学紀要 = Bulletin of the Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science (ISSN:24239976)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.56, no.2, pp.65-76, 2017-02-03

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In October 1860, little more than a year after the opening of Japan’s doors in the wake of the Ansei Five-Power Treaties, Nagasaki British Consul George S. Morrison engaged Swiss photographer Pierre Rossier to take several photographs of Nagasaki Harbor, including the proposed site of the Nagasaki Foreign Settlement. The first taken in Japan, the panoramic photographs provide invaluable insights into the scenery of Nagasaki as it emerged from the long period of national isolation. This paper presents the photographs and the entire letter sent by Morrison to British authorities describing the scenes captured in the photographs. For the first time, it also provides a concise Japanese translation of the letter, a foothold for further research in the field.