Sujet

Capture and Destruction of Thirteen Piratical Chinese Junks..., 1850. Creator: Unknown.

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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 become assailants against vessels of war; but it was a boast...of Shap-'ng-tsai, that he would not fear attacking any of our brigs of war on the station...and when we consider the fact of his squadron mounting upwards of 1300 guns, some of good calibre and many English carronades, it may be inferred, that, had the Celestials been as expert in gunnery as they are in many other arts, the present affair would not have had so bloodless a termination on our side. In this attack, as at Pinghoy on the 1st October, the pirates opened fire long before the guns of the Europeans were within range".' From "Illustrated London News", 1850.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM22A34_357

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50,1Mo (3,6Mo) / 42,0cm x 29,9cm / 4960 x 3532 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation sea destruction boat boats country law China Chinese smoke ship ships crime burning fire British geography steamer war location Victorian century Britain newspapers press junk junks concept Navy pirate B&W pirates destroying warfare engraved engraving sailing ship sailing ships South China Sea steamship naval warfare 19th century water transport Corsair black & white black and white B W piracy on fire nineteenth century Royal Navy The Print Collector geographical feature Illustrated London News Medea Opium Wars steam ship ILN newspaper Unknown 19th-century Shap-ng-tsai