Capture of Canton: Major Luard assisting a French Soldier to scale the bastion. and Interior of a Chinese Theatre. caption titles
A$60 · Offered by Asia Bookroom
London. The Illustrated London News, March 27, 1858. Two half-page engravings: 15.5 and 17.6 x 22.7 cm on a single newspaper leaf, explanatory text for each engraving overleaf, a top corner chipped, edgewear, sheet toned, sound condition. Engravings prepared for "The Illustrated London News" during the Second Opium War (1856-1860)..... More
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