This is the catalog booklet for the 2015 exhibition "Acquire a Steam Warship!!". Approximately 52 pages. This is a rare book not seen elsewhere on Mercari. There are no noticeable scratches, but please understand that this is a home-stored item before purchasing. [Content Summary] Saga was at its most brilliant during the late Edo period. The project to which Lord Nabeshima Naomasa and his retainers devoted the most effort was military reform for the defense of Nagasaki. The port of Nagasaki, where Western ships were the only ones to call during the policy of national isolation. The defense of Nagasaki port, which continued for over 200 years as the most important mission of the Saga domain under the direction of the Edo Shogunate. What did Naomasa change about this 200-year tradition? Following the innovation of tactics and the production of large cannons, Naomasa ordered his retainers: "Acquire a steam warship!!" Why did Naomasa order the acquisition of steamships? Why was the Miezu Naval Station necessary? Through materials passed down in the Nabeshima family, including Naomasa's handwritten orders to his retainers and letters to his daughter (Mitsuhime), which are being revealed for the first time, and a model steam engine that will be exhibited together for the first time in 10 years, we introduce Naomasa's dynamic thinking and the Saga domain's challenging endeavors. Japanese History, Black Ships, Diplomacy, History, Military, Cannon, Weapons, Railway, Art, Fine Arts, Art Book, 83CS7