A general view of the Peishantsuy forts, on the W. coast of Wei-Hai-Wei Possibly 1895

This black and white photograph, likely taken in 1895, is titled “A general view of the Peishantsuy forts, on the W. coast of Wei-Hai-Wei” by the Ordnance Survey Office. The image captures the snow-covered landscape of Wei-Hai-Wei, China, with a series of fortified structures on a hill overlooking the coast. The photographic documentation of the fort and surrounding landscape serves as a record of military architecture and landscape in late 19th-century China.