An image in The Illustrated London News dated December 14, 1850, shows the HMS Rifleman pursuing a Brazilian slaver. An image in The Illustrated London News dated December 14, 1850, shows the HMS Rifleman pursuing a Brazilian slaver.
An image in The Illustrated London News dated December 14, 1850, shows the HMS Rifleman pursuing a Brazilian slaver.
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Humble Hong Kong copper bolt that’s a key to naval history

What links a bolt hammered into a granite block in 1866 to the fight against the slave trade, an eminent naval architect and height measurements for every high point and high-rise in Hong Kong?

Stephen Davies
Stephen Davies

Updated: 8:46pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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An image in The Illustrated London News dated December 14, 1850, shows the HMS Rifleman pursuing a Brazilian slaver. An image in The Illustrated London News dated December 14, 1850, shows the HMS Rifleman pursuing a Brazilian slaver.
An image in The Illustrated London News dated December 14, 1850, shows the HMS Rifleman pursuing a Brazilian slaver.
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