Treaty of Tientsin Brittany Campbell
Qing Dynasty Map
Treaty of Nanjing
Various Visual Perspectives on the signing of the Treaty of Nanjing, August 29, 1842 What do you notice about the different presentations of the signing of the treaty? Who do you think commissioned each painting? What is the bias?
Explain Who are the people in the picture? Identify each person, and what they represent. Who is standing over them? What are they doing? What is the message that is trying to be expressed? What about the use of the knife, and the shape of China imply?