Episode 2 of 2

Ship Grounding

When
17 September 1828
Where
Northern Kyushu Island
Part of
1828 Siebold typhoon devastates Kyūshū

A ship carrying Philipp Franz von Siebold ran aground due to the typhoon, resulting in a map of Japan being taken out of the country.

The typhoon caused a ship that Philipp Franz von Siebold was aboard to run aground. This incident led to a map of Japan being taken out of the country, as discovered later.

Sources

  1. 1828 Siebold typhoon Wikipedia, revision of 2026-01-06

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