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Victoria Barracks
Submitted by annelisec

A VIEW OF THE VICTORIA BARRACKS,
HONG KONG, CHINA

a wood engraving published March 26, 1853 in Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, a Boston weekly.

Quote from the article:

""The [mainland] Chinese look upon it as a 'fatal' island, and have left it to be inhabited by the very refuse of their population, or for the 'outside barbarians'.  The climate produces the most weakening effects on the European constitution, and few Englishmen can expect to live many years after residing there for some time.  Its diseases are endemic fever, diarrhoea, and dysentery...." 

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Saturday, November 8, 1845
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Submitted by Adam on Wed, 2010-08-11 18:29.

I have an original copy of this on my wall. Before featuring in Gleason's, it first appeared in the Illustrated London News in 1845. The standalone building in the 3 o'clock position says 'Post Office Hong Kong' on the front in tiny lettering.