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  • [VOL IV] JOSS-HOUSE, CHAPOO. DEATH OF COL. TOMLINSON

    [VOL IV] JOSS-HOUSE, CHAPOO. DEATH OF COL. TOMLINSON

    JOSS-HOUSE, CHAPOO.DEATH OF COL. TOMLINSON. Cover Image: Joss-House, Chapoo – Death of Colonel Tomlinson / HaiYan JiaXing ZheJiang China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by T.A.Prior – ALAMY Image ID:2X55NFN *Nicholas Ralph Tomlinson (1803-1842) was a British Army Infantry Officer who Commanded Her Majesty’s 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot during the First…

  • [VOL II] FORT VICTORIA, KOW-LOON

    [VOL II] FORT VICTORIA, KOW-LOON

    FORT VICTORIA, KOW-LOON Cover Image: Fort Victoria, Kow-loon HongKong / Kowloon HongKong China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by M.J.Starling – ALAMY Image ID:2X2927Y *Fort Victoria, also known as Kowloon West Battery, was said to be constructed under the supervision of Lin Zexu. The fort was located on the western slope of a…

  • [VOL II] ATTACK AND CAPTURE OF CHUENPEE

    [VOL II] ATTACK AND CAPTURE OF CHUENPEE

    ATTACK AND CAPTURE OF CHUENPEE Cover Image: Attack and Capture of Chuen-pee, near Canton / GuangZhou GuangDong China / Drawn by T.Allom – ALAMY Image ID:2X3H920 *The First Battle of Chuen-pee(Chuenpi/ChuanBi) was a naval engagement fought between British and Chinese ships at the entrance of the Humen strait, Guangdong province, China, on 3 November…

  • [VOL I] THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA

    [VOL I] THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA

    THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA (*Wen-li-tchang-tching, “The Great-Wall of the Ten Thousand Li.” It extends from the shores of the Gulf of Pechele, 34° degrees east from Peking, to Sening, which is 15 degrees west of that city.) Cover Image: The Great Wall of China / BeiJing China / Drawn by T.Allom Engraved by…