Exterior of North Taku fort 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:

Exterior of North Taku (Dagu) Fort, showing the English Entrance. This is Print 16 in the published catalogue of Beato's China views, where it is titled as above. The caption given beneath the print reads 'The North Fort, showing the line of retreat taken by the remains of the garrison after the capture of the place on the 21st of August 1861.' This caption must refer in fact to print 5 (it is unclear whether the caption was entered incorrectly in the original album, or whether it was accidentally transposed when the album was disbound and the prints remounted).

Notes:

Reference: c7361-08

Title from publisher's website.

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