Upper_North_Taku_Fort.jpg

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English: Interior of Fort Taku immediately after capture. albumen print height: 24.4 cm (9.6 in); width: 31.5 cm (12.4 in)

Deutsch: Zweiter Opiumkrieg, die Festung Taku nach der Einnahme durch britische und französische Truppen (21. August 1860)

Date

Taken the morning of 21 August 1860, shortly after the fort was attacked and captured by Anglo-French forces in one of the key battles of the Second Opium War.

Source

George Eastman House: Photography from 1839 to Today

Author



Alternative names	Felix Beato
Description	Italian photographer, journalist, war photographer, photojournalist and architectural photographer
Date of birth/death	1832 (or perhaps as late as 1834)	29 January 1909 (or perhaps as early as 1907)
Location of birth/death	Venice , Austria-Hungary	Florence , Italy
Work period	19th century
Work location	Yokohama (1863–1877); Istanbul ; Myanmar
Authority file	: Q318352 VIAF : 95698883 ISNI : 0000000117981448 ULAN : 500002985 LCCN : n85044155 Oxford Dict. : 41130 WorldCat

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