Engravings from "The Illustrated London News" relating to the chartered steamer "Eaglet" and her attack on the Chinese junks at Toong-Chung (Tung Chung, Lantau), during the Second Opium War, 1857 by the "Special Artist and correspondnet" Charles Wirgman (1806-1857), who used Hong Kong as his base for visits to Manila, Macau and China. His descriptive commentary for each engraving is included on the verso and recto of the images.
| Source |
Illustrated London News, 1857-05-16 |
| Format |
1 print : engraving, black and white ; 41 x 29 cm |
| Publisher |
[Illustrated London News] |
| Year |
[1857] |
Cite this image as: "The "Eaglet's" attack on Chinese Junks at Toong-Chung ; Return of the "Eaglet" to Hong-Kong, dressed in the Chinese flag", in Hong Kong Baptist University Library Art Collections, accessed 18/11/2525, https://bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/artcollection/iln-extra-003.
