Title

Capture of French Folly Fort - Termination of the Action, and Blowing-up of Junks, 1857. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

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, strongly manned and heavily armed'. From "Illustrated London News", 1857.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM23A75_260

Model release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27,5Mb (1,8Mb) / 12,8in x 8,3in / 3843 x 2498 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation sea destruction boat boats country China Chinese ship ships fire flame flames British geography color explosion war location century empire Britain newspapers press junk junks concept battle Navy blowing up B&W canton firing warfare engraved engraving sailing ship sailing ships United States of America Colour naval warfare 19th century water transport warship black & white black and white B W white and black warships Guangzhou nineteenth century American America USA Royal Navy The Print Collector British Empire geographical feature Illustrated London News imperialism naval battle Opium Wars TGN wood engraving ILN newspaper united states Unknown Second Opium War naval ship 19th-century Battle of Canton