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香港德己立街/1845
D'Aguilar Street, Hong Kong/1845
阿什沃思(Edward Ashworth,1814-1896)（畫）
畫作攝影(Photograph of sepia drawing on paper)
「德己立街」（前稱「德忌笠街」），建於1840年代，以當時的副港督及英軍總司令德己立將軍命名，他於1842年抵港時，官邸便設於此街。其後，德己立將軍於1846年遷往東面新建成的旗杆屋，又名為總部大樓（即今天香港公園內的茶具文物館）。為配合填海工程，19世紀中期的港島區正進行各項基建，政府大肆修築通往半山區的道路。從畫面可見西式的洋房漸次向山發展，前方的工人正忙於鑿石修路。
Built in the 1840's, D'Aguilar Street is named after the then General Officer commanding the garrison and Lieutenant-Governor, George Charles D'Aguilar. When Major General D'Aguilar arrived in Hong Kong in 1842, his residence was situated here. Later he moved to the newly constructed Flagstaff House east of D'Aguilar Street. The building was also known as Headquarter House (The Flagstaff House Museum of Teaware today). To support the reclamation project, many infrastructure works were in progress on Hong Kong Island in the mid 19th century. The government was building major roads to the Mid-Levels.
■資料：香港藝術館提供
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