Second Opium War Collection

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

Chinese soldiers, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Chinese soldiers, 1857. Second Opium War. It appears that a lorcha, named the Arrow, trading on the coast, had anchored off Canton somewhere at the beginning of last October

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

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 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

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

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