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Der Boxer-Aufstand In China [The Boxer Uprising And Battle Of Tientsin, China]

c1901. Three lithographs, two hand-coloured, German text including caption above and below each image, 34.1 x 43cm (approx. each). Old vertical fold, minor tears, stains, creases.

Captions in German include “The capture of Tientsin”, “The battle for Tientsin in June [sic] 1900”, and “The taking of Wei-Hai-Mai.” Text includes nos. 1562, 1789 and 1790, and “Printed and published by C. Burckardt’s successor, Weissenburg, Alsace.” One image held in State Museum in Berlin.

The Battle of Tientsin occurred in July 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion, the “anti-imperialist, anti-foreign, and anti-Christian uprising that took place in China between 1899 and 1901.” Ref: Wiki.

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Item #CL199-61

Price (AUD): $1,650.00  other currencies