メルボルン万国博覧会報告 — Meruborun Bankoku Hakurankai hōkoku — Report on the international exposition held in Melbourne

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103 p.; 30 cm. Photocopy of the copy held in Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan. Originally issued in 1882. Title translated into English: Report on the international exposition held in Melbourne. Synopsis of content: This is a 1990 copy of a report on the Japanese delegation to the Melbourne International Exposition held in 1880. It outlines the preparations undertaken by the Japanese, and then describes the exposition itself-the prize winners, delegations, displays by other countries, the visitors, etc. It includes a short overview (four pages) of the state of trade between Australia and Japan. It provides early opinions on commercial relations between the countries.