Sujet

Part of the Destroyed Walls of Canton, from the Dutch Folly Fort - from a sketch by an..., 1857. Creator: Unknown.

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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. '..., it was found necessary to strike, and the first blow was as severe as it was sudden. In two days Sir Michael Seymour had dismantled the whole of the forts on both branches of the river, together with the Red Fort, Bird's Nest, and Shameen Forts, contiguous to the city...The next step was to breach the city walls, which was speedily done by landing guns on a small island in the river, called Dutch Folly; and the day following the Admiral, at the head of about 300 men, entered the new city, and penetrated into the interior of the Governor-General's yamun, or official residence'. From "Illustrated London News", 1857.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM23A75_223

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NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

27,5Mo (1,9Mo) / 33,2cm x 20,8cm / 3920 x 2452 (300dpi)

Mots clés

city river building buildings destruction fort wall walls town China British weapon weapons geography color walled city fortifications fortification military war location century Colonial Britain newspapers press soldier concept bayonet battle B&W canton warfare engraved engraving Colour 19th century bombing bombardment destroyed black & white black and white B W weaponry white and black City Walls Guangzhou nineteenth century The Print Collector colonialism geographical feature Illustrated London News imperialism Opium Wars TGN walled town wood engraving ILN newspaper Unknown Second Opium War town wall 19th-century Battle of Canton