Bird's eye view of the island of Deshima, drawn from Nagasaki

Bird's eye view of the island of Deshima, drawn from Nagasaki.

In the foreground is a street in Nagasaki flanked with houses on either side, running in a shallow bend equidistant to the island opposite; in the centre of the street the bridge linking the city to Deshima with the gate at the end of the bridge firmly closed.

The island of Deshima is depicted in the centre of the illustration, in a fan shape from left to right, with the various houses, warehouses, gardens etc.; rights a tall flagpole flying the Dutch flag. Surrounding the whole are the waters of the bay of Nagasaki.