The Opium War in Japanese Eyes: Image Gallery
     Illustrations from Kaigai Shinwa and Kaigai Shinwa Shūi
     Images courtesy Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University

       Note: “ubc” notations refer to the five volumes of Kaigai Shinwa accessible online in the
       University of British Columbia Library Digital Collections. Page references [pp] refer to the
       digitized numbering and not the confusing pagination in the original printed editions.

       Page references are not available for Kaigai Shinwa Shūi, which is not accessible online.

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Kaigai Shinwa cover [ubc v1 p. 2]
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Map of the World [ubc v1 pp23-23]


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Map of China [ubc v1 pp24-25]


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English Leader in Uniform [ubc v1 p27]

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English Foot Soldier in Uniform [ubc v1 pp28-29]

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Great English Warship [ubc v1 pp30-31]


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Steamship [ubc v1 pp32-33]

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Incineration of Opium at the Bogue [ubc v2 pp10-11]

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The Fleet Sets Out from the River Thames [ubc v2 pp24-25]

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The Fall of Dinghai [ubc v2 pp40-41]

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The Monster [ubc v2 p45]

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A Feast for the Rebel Leader Elliot [ubc v3 pp12-13]

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Tuan Yongfu Burns the Barbarian Ships [ubc v3 pp24-25]

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The Local Braves in Combat [ubc v3 pp38-39]

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Wang Zipeng in Bloody Battle [ubc v4 pp16-17]

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Wang Shizhen Burns the Barbarian Ships [ubc v4 pp32-33]

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Atrocities of the Black & White Barbarians [ubc v4 pp46-47]

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Chen Huachang Falls in Battle [ubc v5 pp12-13]

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Chinese and English Leaders Make a Peace Agreement
[ubc v5 pp24-25]



   
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Map of Dinghai


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Fire-boats Approaching a British Warship

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The Captured Spy

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Chenshi the Monk Putting Up a Valiant Fight

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Woman Warrior Putting Up a Valiant Fight

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The Island Fort at Taiwan Sinks a British Warship

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The Fall of Zhenhai

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Constructing a Military Base

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Villains Disturbing Graves

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Meeting of the Imperial Court

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Furious Locals Tear Down a British Factory
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French Diplomatic Ships Arrive at the
Mouth of the Yangtze River

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An Omen Appears in the Heavens

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Trade and Commerce at a British Factory




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