[CHINA – SECOND OPIUM WAR] [Album of Three Original Albumen Photographs, One Pencil Drawing and Two Watercolour Plans Illustrating the Third Battle of the Taku Forts during the Second Opium War in July-August 1860, Including Plans of the Forts and a nearby City of Tientsin/ Tianjin, a Scene with British Naval and Troop Ships Approaching the Landing Site at Pehtang/Beitang, and Group Portraits of the Officers of the British 31st Regiment of Foot who took Part in the Battle and were Stationed in Tientsin in 1861-62]
Ca. 1860-1862. 40x29 cm. With three original albumen photos from ca. 13x18,5 cm to ca. 5,5x8,5 cm, one pencil drawing ca. 11,5x28,5 cm, and two watercolour plans, ca. 24,5x38 cm and ca. 21x23 cm, mounted on period album leaves. All items but the last plan with period ink captions on..... More