Sujet

The Expedition against the Malays: Camp at Passir Salak, Perak River, 1876. Creator: Unknown.

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The Expedition against the Malays: Camp at Passir Salak, Perak River, 1876. Engraving after a sketch by Major O. H. Nicolls, of '... the camp at Passir Salak with the site of Maharajah Lela's village, and the place, marked by a flagstaff, where Mr. Birch was murdered in his bath'. The assassination of British colonial official James Wheeler Woodford Birch on 2 November 1875 led to the outbreak of the Perak War. From "Illustrated London News", 1876.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM23A81_076

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Droits gérés

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42.2Mo (4.2Mo) / 42.0cm x 25.2cm / 4960 x 2973 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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