Canton China Collection

Action between a large Chinese Row-Galley and a small Cutter of H.M.S. "Amethyst"... 1858. Creator: Unknown
Action between a large Chinese Row-Galley and a small Cutter of H.M.S. "Amethyst", Canton River, 19th July, 1858. British forces in China

Sketches at Canton - Demolishing Houses, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches at Canton - Demolishing Houses, 1858. British forces cause havoc in China. Engraving from...drawings which we received by the last Overland Mail from our Special Artist

Sketches at Canton - Panic at the Commissariat Stores - "Great Firing and No Execution", 1858. British forces cause havoc in China

Sketches in Canton - Appearance of a Busy Street...after a Visit from "The Barbarians", 1858
Sketches in Canton - Appearance of a Busy Street in Canton after a Visit from "The Barbarians" on their burning and plundering raid, 1858. Destruction caused by British forces

Sketches in Canton - Return of the Avengers, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in Canton - Return of the Avengers, 1858. British forces in China...have been destroying, looting, and burning, and are loaded with all manner of property

The City of Canton - from the Island of Honan - from a sketch by our special artist and... 1858. Creator: Unknown
The City of Canton - from the Island of Honan - from a sketch by our special artist and correspondent, 1858. White Cloud Mountain; Dutch Folly [fort]'

The 70th Bengal Native Infantry drawing rations at the Commissariat Stores, Canton, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The 70th Bengal Native Infantry drawing rations at the Commissariat Stores, Canton, 1858. Indian soldiers in China. The Bengalese drawing their rations make a rather good subject for the picturesque;

The City of Canton - from the Island of Honan - from a sketch by our special artist and... 1858. Creator: Unknown
The City of Canton - from the Island of Honan [in China] - from a sketch by our special artist and correspondent, 1858. Head-quarters, Magazine-Hill'

Foot-race at Canton by Coolies of the Military Train - sketched by our special artist and... 1858. Creator: Unknown
Foot-race at Canton by Coolies of the Military Train - sketched by our special artist and correspondent, 1858. On the Queen's birthday the English at Canton had a review in the morning

Sketches in China - a Thief whipped through the Streets of Canton, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in China - a Thief whipped through the Streets of Canton, 1858. Engraving of a sketch...received by the last Overland Mail from our Special Artist and Correspondent in China, who

Sketches in China - the Consecration of a Buddhist Abbot at the Temple of Honam, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in China - the Consecration of a Buddhist Abbot at the Temple of Honam - drawn by our special artist and correspondent, 1858

Sketches from China - Chinese Fruit-girl, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches from China - Chinese Fruit-girl, 1858. Young woman selling fruit in Canton. From "Illustrated London News", 1858

Sketches in China - the Burning of Telesio's Store, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in China - the Burning of Telesio's Store, 1858. Europeans in China. Telesio's Store...where sundry beverages and edibles were to be got

Attack on the "Braves" near the White Cloud Mountain, Canton - sketched by our special... 1858
Attack on the "Braves" near the White Cloud Mountain, Canton - sketched by our special artist and correspondent, 1858. British forces attack in China

Street within the City Walls, Canton - from a drawing by a Chinese artist, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Street within the City Walls, Canton - from a drawing by a Chinese artist, 1857. On the right...is the sedan, which is a general conveyance used by persons of quality in China

Plan of the Attack on the Forts and Batteries of Canton, Nov.12 and 13, 1856, (1857). Creator: Unknown
Plan of the Attack on the Forts and Batteries of Canton, Nov.12 and 13, 1856, (1857). British naval officer:..we have had a job to take some forts called the Bocca Tigris

The British Factories at Canton, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The British Factories at Canton, 1857....from a drawing by a Chinese artist...The comparatively small space occupied by the foreigners on the river-side is, notwithstanding its limited extent

Chinese Pirate-boat at Canton - from a drawing by a Chinese artist, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Chinese Pirate-boat at Canton - from a drawing by a Chinese artist, 1857. The river swarms with pirates...and they carry on their depredations unchecked in the very teeth of the forts...The pirate

The Breaching Battery, Dutch Folly Fort, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The War with China - The Breaching Battery, Dutch Folly Fort, 1857. Dutch Folly, in addition to the Sybille's 68-pounders, is armed with the Samson's 92-cwt

Capture of Bocca Tigris Forts by the English Squadron - the Attack on North and South Wantung, 1857
The War with China - Capture of Bocca Tigris Forts by the English Squadron - the Attack on North and South Wantung, 1857. Encounter, North Wantung, Nankin, South Aminghoy, Hornet, South Wantung

Capture of French Folly Fort - Termination of the Action, and Blowing-up of Junks, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The War with China - Capture of French Folly Fort - Termination of the Action, and Blowing-up of Junks, 1857. French Folly is still in the hands of the Chinese

Capture of French Folly Fort, near Canton, by H.M.S. "Barracouta" and "Coromandel"... 1857
The War with China - Capture of French Folly Fort, near Canton, by H.M.S. "Barracouta" and "Coromandel" - Commencement of the Action, 1857

Chinese Passage Boats, near Canton, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Chinese Passage Boats, near Canton, 1857. Second Opium War. The Admiral...next proceeded to destroy the junks of war and a fortification situated below the city, called French Folly

Part of the Destroyed Walls of Canton, from the Dutch Folly Fort - from a sketch by an... 1857. Creator: Unknown
Part of the Destroyed Walls of Canton, from the Dutch Folly Fort - from a sketch by an officer engaged in the operations, 1857. China, Second Opium War

The Dutch Folly Fort, Canton River - from a painting by a Chinese artist, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Dutch Folly Fort, Canton River - from a painting by a Chinese artist, 1857. Second Opium War....it was found necessary to proceed on the offensive

Bombardment of Canton: the Suburbs on Fire - from a sketch by an officer engaged in the... 1857. Creator: Unknown
Bombardment of Canton: the Suburbs on Fire - from a sketch by an officer engaged in the operations, 1857. War in China: The time is approaching when our present treaty with China will have

Sketches in China - the "Sanspareil" Naval Brigade landing at Canton, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in China - the "Sanspareil" Naval Brigade landing at Canton, 1858. British sailors disembark from a warship in Canton

View of a triumphal arch on a square in Canton, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon
View of a triumphal arch on a square in Canton, 1700-1799

Dutch Folly Fort, Canton River, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Dutch Folly Fort, Canton River, 1857. Forts in the Pearl River in Guangzhou (previously called Canton), which the Europeans used during the Second Opium War

Chinese Smuggling Craft, Strait of Formosa, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Chinese Smuggling Craft, Strait of Formosa, 1857. Ship in the Taiwan Strait, South China Sea. From "Illustrated London News", 1857

Attempt to Capture the Passenger-steamer "Fei Ma" ("Flying Horse") by 53 Imperial Junks... 1857
Attempt to Capture the Passenger-steamer "Fei Ma" ("Flying Horse") by 53 Imperial Junks, in Canton River

Canton and Part of the Suburbs, sketched during the Conflagration in the City, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Canton and Part of the Suburbs, sketched during the Conflagration in the City, 1857. This Sketch is of interest as it was taken during the only fire of importance which we have succeeded as yet in

Chinese Merchants Lorchas, Canton River, 1857. Creators: Edwin Weedon, Unknown
Chinese Merchants Lorchas, Canton River, 1857. Second Opium War. The lorcha is used in the coasting trade of China by the English

The War with China - Interior of the Dutch Folly Fort, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The War with China - Interior of the Dutch Folly Fort, 1857. Second Opium War. The Folly is in beautiful order, everything in its proper place; great credit is due to the two lieutenants in command

The War with China - Interior of the Anunghoy Bogue Forts, sketched after their demolition... 1857. Creator: Unknown
The War with China - Interior of the Anunghoy Bogue Forts, sketched after their demolition by the "Nankin" and the "Calcutta", 1857

The War with China - Interior of the Anunghoy Bogue Forts, sketched after their demolition... 1857. Creator: Unknown
The War with China - Interior of the Anunghoy Bogue Forts, sketched after their demolition by the "Nankin" and the "Calcutta", 1857

Chinese Pagodah, - Between Canton & Whampoa, 1834. Creator: Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding
Chinese Pagodah, - Between Canton & Whampoa, 1834. From "Views in India, China and on the Shores of the Red Sea, Vol. I". [Fisher, Son & Co. London, 1835]

View of the Canal, Leading to Gonamu Opposite Canton, 1813.. Creator: Ivan Vasil'evich Chesky
View of the Canal, Leading to Gonamu Opposite Canton, 1813. In 1803-06, Captain I. F. Kruzenshtern became the first Russian to circumnavigate the globe

Goppo, or the Custom Office Director in Canton, Sailing on His Vessel, 1813. Creator: Ivan Vasil'evich Chesky
Goppo, or the Custom Office Director in Canton, Sailing on His Vessel, 1813. In 1803-06, Captain I. F. Kruzenshtern became the first Russian to circumnavigate the globe

Plan of the City of Canton, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Plan of the City of Canton, 1857. Map showing the city wall, pagoda, foreign factories, Choo Keang or Pearl River, old city, foundling hospital, treasure house, governor's house, new city, ditch

View of the British Consulate, Canton, c1891. Creator: James Grant
View of the British Consulate, Canton, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Jui-Lin, Governor-General of the Two Kwang Provinces, c. 1868. Creator: John Thomson
Jui-Lin, Governor-General of the Two Kwang Provinces, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl. xiii from the album " illustrations of china and its people, volume i" (1873)

Tea-Picking in Canton, c. 1868. Creator: John Thomson
Tea-Picking in Canton, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl. xix from the album " illustrations of china and its people, volume i" (1873)

Boat Girls; A Canton Boatwoman and Child; Musicians; Musicians, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl. vii from the album " illustrations of china and its people, volume i" (1873)

A Cantonese Gentleman; A Cantonese Gentleman; Schroffing Dollars; Reeling Silk, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl. xxii from the album " illustrations of china and its people

A Canton Lady; The Ladys Maid; A Bride and Bridegroom, c. 1868. Creator: John Thomson
A Canton Lady; The Ladys Maid; A Bride and Bridegroom, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl. xv from the album " illustrations of china and its people, volume i" (1873)

A Canton Pawn Shop; Honam Temple, Canton; Temple of Five Hundred Gods, Canton... c. 1868
A Canton Pawn Shop; Honam Temple, Canton; Temple of Five Hundred Gods, Canton; The Abbot of the Temple, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl

The Old Factory Site, Canton, c. 1868. Creator: John Thomson
The Old Factory Site, Canton, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl. xvi from the album " illustrations of china and its people, volume i" (1873)

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