Surprise of the Pirate Villagers at Kanowit


This print shows the formidable combination of western ships and their modern weaponary with the canoes of sympathetic natives with their considerable local knowledge and expertise in operating in the rivers and jungles of Sarawak. It was a difficult combination to resist.


Sarawak


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