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China, in a Series of Views, Displaying the Scenery, Architecture, and Social Habits,
of That Ancient Empire. Drawn, from Original and Authentic Sketches, by Thomas Allom, Esq.
With Historical and Descriptive Notices by the Rev. G. N. Wright, M.A.

(in four volumes: 1843-1847)
Original 175+-year-old Steel Engravings • Published by Fisher, Son, & Co., London and Paris
Sheet size: 8 x 10.75 inches (click thumbnails for enlargements)

Sowing Rice at Soo-chow-foo (Province of Kiang-si)
Sowing Rice at Soo-chow-foo
(Province of Kiang-si)

$60

Transplanting Rice
Transplanting Rice

Cotton Plantations at Ning-po
Cotton Plantations at Ning-po
$55

Silk Farms at Hoo-Chew
Silk Farms at Hoo-Chew

Dyeing and Winding Silk
Dyeing and Winding Silk

Coal Mines at Ying-Tih
Coal Mines at Ying-Tih
$50

Loading Tea-junks at Tseen-tang
Loading Tea-junks at Tseen-tang
$50

Chinese Boatmen economizing Time & Labour, Poo-kow
Chinese Boatmen economizing Time & Labour, Poo-kow
$55

House of a Chinese Merchant, near Canton
House of a Chinese Merchant, near Canton

(foxing)

An Itinerant Barber
An Itinerant Barber


Raree Show, at Lin-sin-choo
Raree Show, at Lin-sin-choo

Canton Barge-men, fighting Quails
Canton Barge-men, fighting Quails

Marriage Procession at the Blue-cloud Creek, Chin-Keang-foo.
Marriage Procession at the Blue-cloud Creek, Chin-Keang-foo.
$60

Sacrifice of the Chung-tswe-Tsee, or Harvest Moon
Sacrifice of the Chung-tswe-Tsee,
or Harvest Moon

$50

Scene in the Suburbs of Ting-hae
Scene in the Suburbs of Ting-hae

Punishment of the Tcha or Cangue. Ting-hai
Punishment of the Tcha or Cangue. Ting-hai
$55

Chinese Punishment of the Rack
Chinese Punishment of the Rack
$50
(foxed)

H.M.S. Ships Imogene and Andromache passing the Batteries of the Bocca Tigris
H.M.S. Ships Imogene and Andromache passing the Batteries of the Bocca Tigris
$60

Attack and Capture of Chuenpee, near Canton
Attack and Capture of Chuenpee,
near Canton

$50
(foxing)

Joss House, Chapoo Death of Col. Tomlinson
Joss House, Chapoo
Death of Col. Tomlinson

$60

Close of the Attack on Shapoo, the Suburbs on fire
Close of the Attack on Shapoo,
the Suburbs on fire

$60

Kite flying at Hae-kwan, on the Ninth Day of Ninth Moon
Kite flying at Hae-kwan, on the Ninth Day of Ninth Moon
$60
(minor foxing)

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