Isaac Titsingh: 1 book
Secret Memoirs of the Shoguns
Isaac Titsingh and Japan, 1779-1822
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2006
Isaac Titsingh was intermittently head of the Japan factory (trading station) of the Dutch East India Company 1780-94. He was a career merchant, but unusual in having a classical education and training as a physician. His impact in Japan was enormous, but he left disappointed in the ability of the...
