Japan and the Graphic ─ Complete Record of Reported Events, 1870-1899

Launched in December 1869 in direct competition to The Illustrated London News(ILN). As with the ILN, this complementary one-stop reference volume brings together the complete archive of all reports, features, illustrations and incidental commentaries relating to Japan from the first report of 5 February 1870 to its concluding report on 16 December 1899. This volume of 400 pages includes an 8-page plate section featuring a selection of The Graphic’s colour printing relating to Japan and a full cross-referenced Index by J.E. Hoare.

Terry Bennett is a specialist in early photography of the Far East, with expert knowledge of the photographic pioneers who first explored the world in the late nineteenth century. He is the co-author ofJapan: Caught in Time (1995) and author of Early Japanese Images (1996),Korea: Caught in Time (1997), Photography in Japan 1853-1912 (2006),Old Japanese Photographs: Collector’s Data Guide (2006) and has lectured and published many articles on related topics.