'On the Canton River' [Guangzhou, China]

PT2080

'On the Canton River' [Guangzhou, China] Long Caption: This evening view on the Pearl River running up to Canton may show the pagoda on Whampoa [Huangpu] island which was a well-known seamark for Indiamen and later Western shipping which anchored there. The vessel on the left is a naval cutter, probably British, though the flags are not entirely clear, with junks to the left. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: PAJ2080 Artist: Lt. James Henry Butt Date: January 1869 Medium: watercolour Size: 123 mm x 175 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.