A Critical Guide to the Kwangtung Provincial Archives Deposited at the Public Record Office of London

• Author(s): David Pong,
• Publisher: BRILL
• Pages: 224
• ISBN_10: 1684171946
  ISBN_13: 9781684171941
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Asia / General , History / Middle East / General , Reference / General , History / Europe / Great Britain / General , History / Europe / Ireland , History / Europe / General , History / Modern / 18th Century , History / Modern / 19th Century , History / Military / General , History / Wars & Conflicts / General , History / Modern / General ,

Description:... Catalogues approximately 2,000 documents from the Kwangtung Provincial Archives that are now deposited at the Public Record Office of London. These documents were captured at Canton on January 5, 1858, when the city fell to British and French forces. Topics include military matters, finance, education, and government administration.