Sujet

The Chinese Question: the harbour of Hong Kong..., 1898. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The Chinese Question: the harbour of Hong Kong..., 1898. '...showing the strip of territory acquired by the British Government. All the high land in the background is Chinese territory; British Kowloon comprises only the low, narrow peninsula in the centre. Thus, all the principal establishments that make Hong-Kong a valuable naval base are within range of possibly hostile country...British defences at Hong-Kong have been strengthened by a considerable acquisition of territory opposite the island. On June 9 Sir Claude Macdonald signed a Convention with the Tsung-li-Yamen leasing to Britain a portion of the territory on the mainland behind Kowloon. The line of demarcation is drawn from Deep Bay on the west to Starling Inlet, a portion of Mirs Bay, on the east. The new concession also includes the island of Lan-tao. The lease is for ninety-nine years...Formerly our rights on the mainland opposite Hong-Kong, secured by the Convention of 1860, covered only the Kowloon Peninsula, the extent of which barely reached six square miles. In terms of the Convention, China continues to hold the north shores of Mirs Bay and Deep Bay, but the waters of both are leased to Great Britain. China, however, reserves right of entrance for her own ships.' From Illustrated London News, 1898.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM26A16_091

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16.9Mo (1.3Mo) / 42.4cm x 10.0cm / 5002 x 1179 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation river sea arts industry country harbour China art Chinese trade port ship ships occupation British geography territorial industrial Hong Kong location century Colonial empire Lantau Island Britain newspapers press print TERRITORY concept Kowloon controversy B&W convention metaphor lease controversial sailing ship sailing ships shipping Industry South China Sea steamship 19th century water transport warship black & white black and white B W rental warships steamships Pearl River nineteenth century Pearl River Delta The Print Collector British Empire colonialism geographical feature gunboat diplomacy Illustrated London News imperialism steam ship TGN ILN newspaper photograph landscape panorama Unknown MacDonald occupied territory disputed territory naval ship Claude steam ships 19th-century gunship diplomacy The Illustrated London News Partition of China Scramble for China Scramble for Concessions Claude Maxwell MacDonald Claude Maxwell Sir Claude Maxwell MacDonald Colonel Sir Claude Maxwell MacDonald Claude MacDonald Sir Claude MacDonald