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Another view of the American Settlement is The Sino-American Treaty of Wanghia was signed 1855 1962
illustrated in P. Conner, Paintings of the China on 3rd July 1844, which gave Americans the same Leggatt Brothers 1962 11
Trade. The Sze Yuan tang Collection of Historic rights as those enjoyed by the British in China’s
Paintings, Hong Kong, 2013, pl. 37, which depicts treaty ports. In 1863 the American Concession
the north end of the Bund overlooking the (from the Huangpu River to the north-east
grounds of the British consulate while looking of Suzhou Creek), o cially joined the British
across the junction of the two rivers. Settlement (Yang-ching-pang Creek to Suzhou
Creek) to become the Shanghai International
Settlement.
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