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.
Collected and digitized by ARCLUMIVA, All media resources are now available on ALAMY
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[VOL I] HOUSE OF A CHINESE MERCHANT, NEAR CANTON
HOUSE OF A CHINESE MERCHANT, NEAR CANTON Cover Image: House of a Chinese Merchant, Canton / GuangZhou GuangDong China / Drawn by T.Allom Engraved by W.H.Capone – ALAMY Image ID:2X3H91T *Canseequa was a businessman from Hunan. After his death, this…
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[VOL I] DINNER PARTY AT A MANDARIN’S HOUSE
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[VOL I] CAPTURE OF TING-HAI, CHUSAN
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[VOL I] BRITISH ENCAMPMENT ON IRGAO-SHAN
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