| Title |
Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan [013] |
| Photo Number |
Box 29, Japan, Hirado, 13 |
| Description |
Photo shows a monument at Hirado, Japan, inscribed in Japanese, to William Adams, first Englishman to visit Japan; he died in Hirado in 1620 |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1980 |
| Subject |
Hirado-shi (Japan)--Photographs; Adams, William, 1564-1620--Monuments--Photographs; Monuments |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Holding Institution |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Spatial Coverage |
Hirado-shi (Japan) |
| Caption on Slide |
Monument to Will Adams in Japanese Hirado Japan. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. "Hirado (平戸市, Hirado-shi?) is a city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The part historically named Hirado is located on the island of the same name. With recent mergers, the city's boundaries have expanded, and Hirado now occupies parts of the main island of Kyūshū. The components are connected by the Hirado Bridge."--Wikipedia. Hirado is the site of Hirado Castle (平戸城, Hirado-jō?), the seat of the Matsuura clan that ruled the area for centuries. |
| Type |
Image |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| Rights |
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| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6ww80pj |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
331781 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ww80pj |
