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Canton from the Heights, May 29 1841
On 21 May 1841, protected by the Nemesis, the British fleet moved around Canton. On 29th May 1841, the English forces took the Square Emplacement and occupied the northern heights just outside Canton’s old city walls.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAF6028 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Cree, Edward Hodges |
| Places: | Canton |
| Events: | First Opium War, 1840-1842 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Mount: 238 mm x 342 mm |
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