Sujet

Shanghae, from an original sketch, 1854. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Shanghae, from an original sketch, 1854. British ships at Shanghai in China. 'Its fine climate, fertile soil, commanding position, rising wealth and commerce, would indicate...capabilities which must place Shanghae at the head of the English ports in China. But [the Crimean] war has paralysed trade. The warehouses are full of the manufactured goods which, in peaceful times, would have been bought by the Chinamen, and dollars could be got for them...The mountains...are said to contain coal in great abundance. It is most important that this vast mineral wealth should be developed, as an auxiliary to steam navigation of the [Yangtze] river; and not only that, but for our own use'. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM22B07_276

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

21,3Mo (1,3Mo) / 48,0cm x 11,1cm / 5673 x 1313 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation city river sea boat boats industry harbour Shanghai China trade port ship ships British geography industrial fuel cityscape war location century empire Britain newspapers press junk junks concept coal B&W sailing ship sailing ships shipping Industry 19th century water transport black & white black and white B W Chang Jiang East China Sea nineteenth century Yangtze River The Print Collector British Empire geographical feature Illustrated London News TGN ILN newspaper engraving landscape Yangtse Yangtze Kiang Crimean War panorama Unknown 19th-century