Chinese Pirate-Boat at Canton. From a drawing by a Chinese Artist.
London. Illustrated London News, January 31, 1857. Stock ID #179724 Engraving published during the months prior to the attack on (and four year occupation of) Canton (Guangzhou) by allied British and French troops during the time of the Second Opium War. The commentary overleaf quotes from the then recently published account of Commodore Perry's Expedition to Japan & the China Sea in 1852-1854 and the treacherous passage from Macao to Whampoa and the risk posed by pirates. When referring to this item please quote stockid 179724.
Half-page engraving (17.5 x 22.5 cms), on a single newspaper leaf, complete descriptive text overleaf, marginal spotting and edge-wear, but in very good condition.
From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker with his pencilled catalogue note.
Price: $75.00 AU