Capture Of Chuenpee
by Hulton Archive
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Capture Of Chuenpee
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Hulton Archive
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Photograph - Photography
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The British attack and capture Chuenpeh, an island on the Pearl River in southern China, at the start of the First Opium War, circa 1839. Engraving by H. Adlard after a drawing by Thomas Allom. Allom's drawing was itself taken from a sketch done on the spot by Lieutenant White of the Royal Marines. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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January 20th, 2019
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