Canton, May 1858. Sale of English goods. Canton was bombarded by the French and the English in January 1858. Trade opened up again and a treaty of peace and free trade signed at the end of June by Lord Elgin for Britain and Treaty Ports were designated, so ending the Second Opium War. Oleograph.
Canton, May 1858. Sale of English goods. Canton was bombarded by the French and the English in January 1858. Trade opened up again and a treaty of peace and free trade signed at the end of June by Lord Elgin for Britain and Treaty Ports were designated, so ending the Second Opium War. Oleograph.
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