[Ashworth, Edward] 1814-1896 :View of Victoria, Hong Kong from the north west. [1845]

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Title

[Ashworth, Edward] 1814-1896 :View of Victoria, Hong Kong from the north west. [1845]

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Collection

TAPUHI

Description

View from the sea, looking towards the houses of Hong Kong on the lower slopes of the hills. Junks and two European ships are in the harbour. The ship 'Eagle' is identified in a central position Exhibited at 'The world was all before me; journals and watercolours of Edward Ashworth from the collections of Alexander Turnbull Library', Curator was Jill Trevelyan. The exhibition title is taken from Ashworth's journal where he misquotes from John Milton's poem "Paradise Lost": "The world was a...

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Image

Date created

1844 - 1845

Creator

Ashworth, Edward, 1814-1896

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22840398

Locations

Hong Kong

Related subjects

Dwellings / China / Hong Kong / Shipping / Junks

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