Image: Thomas Maitland, 11th Earl of Lauderdale - Chusan conference 1840 (cropped)
Description: Conference between Commodore Sir James John Gordon Bremer and Chinese Admiral Zhang Chaofa (Governor of Chusan) with the chief Mandarins, on board HMS Wellesley of Captain Thomas Maitland, on 4 July 1840, in the harbour of Chusan, the evening before the taking of the island. Karl Gützlaff (centre) served as interpreter.̈ Seated on the British side (left to right): Sir Harry Darell, Brigadier George Burrell, and Commodore James Bremer. Standing is Captain Thomas Maitland (top left) and Lord Robert Jocelyn. Seated on the Chinese side (left to right): Admiral Zhang, his flag captain Qian Binghuan, and chief magistrate of Chusan Yao Huaixiang.
Title: Thomas Maitland, 11th Earl of Lauderdale - Chusan conference 1840 (cropped)
Credit: Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection
Author: Drawn on the spot by Sir Harry Darell. Lithograph by James Henry Lynch.
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