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  • [VOL III] CLOSE OF THE ATTACK ON CHAPOO

    [VOL III] CLOSE OF THE ATTACK ON CHAPOO

    CLOSE OF THE ATTACK ON CHAPOO Cover Image: Close of the Attack on Shapoo,- the Suburbs on Fire / ZhaPu HaiYan JiaXing ZheJiang China / From a Drawing in the possession of Sir Geo. Staunton, Bart – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N7R *Zhapu, alternately romanized as Chapoo or Chapu, is a town under the administration of…

  • [VOL III] ENTRANCE TO THE HOANG-HO, OR YELLOW RIVER

    [VOL III] ENTRANCE TO THE HOANG-HO, OR YELLOW RIVER

    ENTRANCE TO THE HOANG-HO, OR YELLOW RIVER Cover Image: Entrance to the Hoang-ho, or Yellow River / SuQian JiangSu China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by H.Adlard – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N4E *The location of the Yellow River’s estuary has indeed undergone multiple changes throughout history. In the early Ming Dynasty, the flow of…

  • [VOL I] CAPTURE OF TING-HAI, CHUSAN

    [VOL I] CAPTURE OF TING-HAI, CHUSAN

    CAPTURE OF TING-HAI, CHUSAN Cover Image: Capture of Ting-Hai, Chusan / DingHai ZhouShan ZheJiang China / Drawn by T.Allom Engraved by E.Brandard – ALAMY Image ID:2X3H91H *The First Capture of Chusan(Zhou Shan) by British forces in China occurred on 5–6 July 1840 during the First Opium War. The British captured Chusan (Zhoushan), the largest…