Forcing the Straights of Simonoseki 5th-6th September 1864
A soft cover album with 20 leaves. The photographs are affixed by the corners.
The album contains:
2 photo-montages of the senior officers involved
A group portrait of Sir Augustus L. Kuper, Captain J. H. I Alexander, Sir Rutherford Alcock, Rear Admiral C. James
8 photographs of Japanese scenes
6 photographs of drawings and cartoons by C. Wirgman (Special Correspondant, Illustrated London News)
1 photograph of a drawing of the batteries, signed "A. Roussin 1864".
1 photograph of a cartoon by an unknown artist
2 photographs of the batteries following capture
The album contains:
2 photo-montages of the senior officers involved
A group portrait of Sir Augustus L. Kuper, Captain J. H. I Alexander, Sir Rutherford Alcock, Rear Admiral C. James
8 photographs of Japanese scenes
6 photographs of drawings and cartoons by C. Wirgman (Special Correspondant, Illustrated London News)
1 photograph of a drawing of the batteries, signed "A. Roussin 1864".
1 photograph of a cartoon by an unknown artist
2 photographs of the batteries following capture
Object Details
| ID: | ALB0144 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Photograph album |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 457 mm x 355 mm |
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