Interior of North Taku fort. [1] Photograph.

Format:

Image

Author/Creator:

Beato, Felice, 1832-1909, photographer.

Contributor:

British Library, owner.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fortification.

China--Taku Forts.

Genre:

Photographs

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 photograph)

Production:

[Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified], 1860.

Summary:

Interior of the North Taku (Dagu) Fort, taken immediately after its capture Aug 21st 1860. View of the breach from inside the fort, with Chinese corpses on the ramparts. This is Print 13 in the published catalogue of Beato's China views, and is there titled 'Interior of the Angle of North Fort immediately after its capture, August 21st, 1860'.

Notes:

Reference: c7361-07

Title from publisher's website.

Description based on publisher metadata (last viewed November 19, 2025).