The destruction of the pirate squadron in Bias Bay, China, 1st October, 1849; and The attack on the pirate fleet of Shap-'ng-tsai in the Tonquin River, 21st October, 1849

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Edward H. Cree (b.1814)
The destruction of the pirate squadron in Bias Bay, China, 1^s^t October, 1849; and The attack on the pirate fleet of Shap-'ng-tsai in the Tonquin River, 21^s^t October, 1849
both signed 'E H Cree' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour
10½ x 16in. (26.6 x 40.6cm.)
a pair (2)

Literature

The Cree Journals, published 1981, illustrated on front cover and p.198/199.

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Lot Essay

Edward H. Cree was a Surgeon, Royal Navy, 1837-61 and served off China during the first Opium War of 1839-42. He also served off the China coast pursuing pirates during the late 1840's.

There is a similar version of the former of these watercolours in the collection of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.

This lot is sold with a copy of The Cree Journals, edited by Michael Levien, published 1981.

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