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Macao Fort Canton River 1858 with a raft in the foreground

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Date

1858

Description

Macao Fort was situated about 10 miles from the anchorage of Whampoa, up a narrow and intricate channel that ended in the broadway or Macao passage from Canton. This image shows the Macao Fort in 1858 with a raft in the foreground. From H. Edgell Album, Sketches in the Black Sea, Pacific - China - India, 1855-60. HMS Tribune HMS Chesapeake HMS Retribution. Volume 2. Album contains one hundred and thirteen drawings, three of which are loose.

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Location

Macao Fort, Pearl River, China

Country

China

Medium

Watercolour