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Framed Print of Chinese pirates attacked by the British gun-boat Opossum, near Hong-Kong, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Chinese pirates attacked by the British gun-boat Opossum, near Hong-Kong, 1865. The Opossum, commanded by Lieutenant H. C. St. John, has been employed for some months past in chastising the pirates who infest various parts of the coast...and who were inflicting cruel injury upon the peaceful traders - usually killing all the men on board every vessel which, they captured, and making slaves of the women...The affair represented in our Illustration (from a sketch by an officer present) took place on the 1st of March. This was a hard chase. No less than forty-three pirates were on board the junk, and they had two big guns. They ran for it on the gun-boat's appearance, reached the shore, and got up the hills before us; but some of them were so foolish as to go away in a sampan, which we overtook close to the rocks, when the pirates jumped overboard, closely followed by a boat from the gun-boat. In their hurry, our men had taken no arms, and between one tall bluejacket and a pirate on the rocks there was a rare fight, the bluejacket ultimately knocking him down and, of course, securing him...Three of them we kept considering them young enough to change their mode of life; the other eighteen were all sent to Canton and executed'. From Illustrated London News, 1865. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images
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Media ID 38686687
Activities Activity Attack Attacking Battleship Cliff Cliffs Corsair Gunboat Gunship Junk Naval Ship Piracy Pirate Pirates Royal Navy Steam Ship Steamship Warships
Modern Frame 14"x12" (36x31cm)
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
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Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 24.4cm x 10.9cm (9.6" x 4.3")
Estimated Product Size is 36cm x 31cm (14.2" x 12.2")
