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Artist

Thomas Allom (1804-1872)

Collection

Guy Peppiatt Fine Art

Description

Brown washes over pencil heightened with scratching out. Hong Kong was occupied by British forces in 1841 during the first Opium War and it was formally ceded to Britain under the Treaty of Nanking in 1842. Victoria City was the first British settlement and was on the peninsular of Kowloon. This engraving is based on a drawing executed by Lieutenant Frederick John White (d.1856) who served in the Royal Marines during the Opium War and he took part in the capture of Chinkiang-fu.

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Location

Kowloon, Hong Kong

Country

Hong Kong