Image of View of the city wall of Pao-ying-shien. Two men smoke pipes

View of the city wall of Pao-ying-shien. Two men smoke pipes and watch the barges and...

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Image title: View of the city wall of Pao-ying-shien. Two men smoke pipes and watch the barges and small sailing ships on the Sanhe River, with cottages and the city-walls of Pao-ying hsien in the background. Signed with initials at bottom right and annotated in pencil on verso: 'The Walls of a Town or City call'd Pou-een-gin. November 1793'. Pasted on mount with washlines. Described as 'A view of part of the City Wall of Pao-yng-shien, with vessels of various kinds passing under it. From this drawing may be collected a general idea of the manner in which the Walls of cities are constructed in China'.
Location: British Library, London, UK

Image description: [A collection of eighty views, maps, portraits and drawings illustrative of the Embassy sent to China under George, Earl of Macartney, in 1793; drawn chiefly by William Alexander, some by Sir John Barrow, Bart, some by Sir Henry Woodbine Parish, and one by William Gomm. Many of them are engraved in Sir George Staunton's Narrative of the Embassy, published in 1797.] Author: Alexander, William / Illustrator: Alexander, William 1793 Source/Shelfmark: Maps 8.Tab.C.8.6 1 drawing: watercolour; sheet 31.9 x 47.2 cm, on support 38 x 54 cm.
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
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