Narrative of the Voyages and Services of the Nemesis from 1840 to 1843, and of the Combined Naval and MIlitary Operations in China: Comprising a Complete Account of the Colony of Hong-Kong and Remarks of the Character & Habits of the Chinese.
London: Henry Colburn, Publisher, 1845. Second Edition. Three-quarter leather. 8vo. Pp. xvi, [1], 2-488. Frontis. and three additional plates. Two of four maps present. Dampstain on frontis. leaf. New marbled endpapers. Bound in three-quarter brown morocco over marbled boards. Five raised bands and black morocco title label lettered in gilt on spine. Very Good. Item #9878
A vital work documenting the Opium Wars. Hall commanded the East India Company's steamer, which was especially outfitted to carry heavy armaments. Its success resulted in the Treaty of Nanking, the first of the "Unequal Treaties," reprinted here in the appendix, which gave Hong Kong to the British, among other indignities that remain a source of Chinese national umbrage. See HILL: VI, p. 23. A handsome copy.
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