Sujet

The British Factories at Canton, 1857. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The British Factories at Canton, 1857. '...from a drawing by a Chinese artist...The comparatively small space occupied by the foreigners on the river-side is, notwithstanding its limited extent, a pleasant spot. The whole quarter contains about four acres. The foreign merchants occupy the large buildings in the rear as places of business and abode...The stranger is struck with the peculiar aspect of the place, when on one side, in proximity to low, dingy, Chinese houses, buildings of European structure rise to the height of three or four stories, while on the other the river is densely populous with the inhabited boats. The foreigners term their residences and places of business factories, but the natives designate them as hongs, which is the usual Chinese word for a commercial establishment or warehouse'. From "Illustrated London News", 1857.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM23A75_268

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Droits gérés

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27,4Mo (2,2Mo) / 33,4cm x 20,5cm / 3939 x 2427 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation river water building buildings boat boats harbour China trade warehouse warehouses port ship ships British geography color factory waterfront hong war century Colonial empire Britain newspapers press junk junks concept battle B&W canton houseboat engraved engraving sailing ship sailing ships Colour 19th century water transport black & white black and white B W white and black Guangzhou Pearl River nineteenth century The Print Collector British Empire colonialism geographical feature Illustrated London News imperialism Opium Wars TGN wood engraving ILN newspaper Unknown Second Opium War 19th-century hongs Battle of Canton