Sujet

Dutch Folly Fort, Canton River, 1857. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

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. From "Illustrated London News", 1857.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM23A76_405

Model release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

22,2Mo (1,5Mo) / 32,7cm x 17,0cm / 3864 x 2006 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation river building fort boat boats China British geography castle color defence fortifications fortification war century Britain newspapers press battlements concept battle B&W canton engraved engraving Colour 19th century water transport black & white black and white B W white and black Guangzhou Pearl River nineteenth century The Print Collector geographical feature Illustrated London News Opium Wars TGN wood engraving ILN newspaper landscape Unknown Second Opium War 19th-century Battle of Canton Canton River