Commissioner Lin Zexu oversees the destruction of
Commissioner Lin Zexu oversees the destruction of contraband opium seized from British traders. In June 1839, Chinese workers mixed the opium with lime and salt before it washed out to sea near Humen Town. Subsequently, Britain initiated the First Opium W (BSLOC_2016_9_2)DUPLICATE REMOVED: SHOULD HAVE BEEN 7 Continents History, AS PER Barbara Schultz - DD
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Mary Evans / Everett Collection
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Everett Collection
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