Opium Wars Collection (#2)

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

Great Brass Gun taken from the Chinese, just placed on the North Terrace, Windsor Castle, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Great Brass Gun taken from the Chinese, just placed on the North Terrace, Windsor Castle, 1858. A...monster piece of ordnance which on Wednesday week was taken from Woolwich to Windsor Castle

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

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

Her Majesty's Troop-Ship "Transit", refitting and receiving stores for China in Portsmouth...1857
Her Majesty's Troop-Ship "Transit", refitting and receiving stores for China in Portsmouth Harbour, 1857. Royal Navy ship...built by Messrs. C

The War in China - Naval Reinforcements for the China Squadron, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The War in China - Naval Reinforcements for the China Squadron, 1857. Royal Navy ships, Second Opium War: Furious, 16 guns; Sanspareil, 71 guns; Transit, 6 guns; Retribution, 28 guns; Shannon

The War in China - Shop of the Chinese Baker, Esing (Alum), at Victoria, Hong-Kong, 1857. View...drawn by a Portuguese named Baptista, who is here thought a clever artist

The War in China - The Port of Shanghai, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The War in China - The Port of Shanghai, 1857. Shanghai is one of the most important places of Chinese trade now open to Europe

The War in China - Fleet of Chinese Pirates Preparing to Attack, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The War in China - Fleet of Chinese Pirates Preparing to Attack, 1857. One of the greatest evils the merchants commerce of the China Seas has to contend with is the immense number of pirate craft

The War in China - Chinese War Junks of the Old Style, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The War in China - Chinese War Junks of the Old Style, 1857. Twenty years ago their ships of war were short, misshapen masses of timber, quaint and ungainly in appearance, almost unmanageable

The War in China - Chinese Modern First-Class Junk of War, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The War in China - Chinese Modern First-Class Junk of War, 1857. Second Opium War....the junks of the first class carry guns between decks, like our frigates

The War in China - Victoria Hong-Kong: Queen's-Road West, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The War in China - Victoria Hong-Kong: Queen's-Road West, 1857. The interest attached to the town of Victoria, the capital of Hong-Kong, and the seat of the Colonial Government

The War in China - Chinese Rebels, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The War in China - Chinese Rebels, 1857. Second Opium War....you cannot but ask what should prevent such a nation [of 300, 000

The War in China - Chinese Modern Junk of War: Second Class, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The War in China - Chinese Modern Junk of War: Second Class, 1857. Opium Wars....the progress of naval architecture in China has advanced far beyond what the people of that country might have been

Chinese Infernal Machines, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Chinese Infernal Machines, 1857....floated down at night with the view to blow the ship [H.M.S. Encounter] up...a sampan, towed by a canoe...The fuze was lighted in the bamboo tubes in the side...Two

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 Mode of Carrying the Wounded, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Chinese Mode of Carrying the Wounded, 1857. After a sketch...made during the late rebellion'. From "Illustrated London News", 1857

Chinese Rebels, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Chinese Rebels, 1857. After a sketch...made during the late rebellion'. From "Illustrated London News", 1857

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 Debate in the House of Commons on the China Question - the Opposition Tellers... 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Debate in the House of Commons on the China Question - the Opposition Tellers (Mr. Cobden and Mr. Milner Gibson) reading the Result of the Division, 1857. In all questions of war Mr

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

The War in China - Chinese Mandarin and Soldiers, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The War in China - Chinese Mandarin and Soldiers, 1857. Second Opium War. From "Illustrated London News", 1857

Viscount Jocelyn, M.P. for Lyme Regis, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Viscount Jocelyn, M.P. for Lyme Regis, 1850. Portrait after a miniature by Sir W. Ross. Jocelyn...sailed with the despatches from Canton; and...wrote an account...under the title of "Six Months

Destruction of Shap-'Ng-Tsai's Piratical Fleet, by the British, in the Gulf of Tonquin, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Destruction of Shap-'Ng-Tsai's Piratical Fleet, by the British, in the Gulf of Tonquin, 1850. "It must be remembered that it is not the policy of any piratical force to become assailants

Capture and Destruction of Thirteen Piratical Chinese Junks... 1850. Creator: Unknown
Capture and Destruction of Thirteen Piratical Chinese Junks, in Mir's Bay, by H.M. Steamer "Medea", 1850. "It must be remembered that it is not the policy of any piratical force to

Destruction of a Piratical Chinese Fleet at Pinghoy, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Destruction of a Piratical Chinese Fleet at Pinghoy, 1850....the burning of the pirate's fleet at Pinghoy, on the night of October 1

H.M.S. "Reynard" Capturing Two Piratical Junks off Hong Kong, 1850. Creator: Unknown. H.M.S
H.M.S. "Reynard" Capturing Two Piratical Junks off Hong Kong, 1850. "It must be remembered that it is not the policy of any piratical force to become assailants against vessels of war;

The International Exhibition: Chinese stove, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Chinese stove, 1862. This quaint object...was derived [stolen?] from the Summer Palace of China...from the lower portion of the basin three curtain or apronlike parts

The Capture of Ningpo: storming party holding a gateway... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Capture of Ningpo: storming party under Lieut. Davis holding a gateway between the Salt and East Gates: death of Lieut. Cornewall, R.N. 1862

The Capture of Ningpo: the city, and the British, French and Imperial encampments, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Capture of Ningpo: the city, and the British, French and Imperial encampments, 1862. The capture of Ningpo, in May last

The Capture of Ningpo: breaches in the city wall, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Capture of Ningpo: breaches in the city wall, 1862. It was found that the rebels were in great force under the walls, and from the nearest bastion

The Capture of Ningpo: bombardment of the North and East Gates, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Capture of Ningpo: bombardment of the North and East Gates, 1862. Salt Gate, Dr. Parker's House, H.M.S. Encounter, North Gate, H.M.S

The Capture of Ningpo: bombardment of Point Battery and East Gate, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Capture of Ningpo: bombardment of Point Battery and East Gate, 1862. Kestrel, Etoile, Hardy, Point Battery, East Gate...capture of Ningpo, in May last

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 Summer Palace Yuen Min Yuen, Pekin, Showing the Pagoda... October 1860, 1860
View of the Summer Palace Yuen Min Yuen, Pekin, Showing the Pagoda Before the Burning, October 1860, 1860

The Great Pagoda in the Imperial Winter Palace, Pekin, October 29, 1860, 1860

Thibetan Monument in the Lama Temple, Pekin, October 1860, 1860. Creator: Felice Beato
Thibetan Monument in the Lama Temple, Pekin, October 1860, 1860

The Great Imperial Porcelain Palace Yuen Min Yuen, Pekin, October 18, 1860, 1860

The Great Imperial Palace Yuen Min Yuen, Pekin, Before the Burning, October 18, 1860, 1860

Temple of Heaven from the Place Where the Priests Are Burnt, in the Chinese City of Pekin, October 1860, 1860

Temple of Confucius, Pekin, October 1860, 1860. Creator: Felice Beato
Temple of Confucius, Pekin, October 1860, 1860

Shops and Street, Chinese City of Pekin, October 1860, 1860. Creator: Felice Beato
Shops and Street, Chinese City of Pekin, October 1860, 1860

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