
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
[VOL I] IMPERIAL PALACE AT TSEAOU-SHAN
IMPERIAL PALACE AT TSEAOU-SHAN Cover Image: Imperial Palace at Tseaou-Shan / ZhenJiang JiangSu China / Drawn by T.Allom Engraved by F.W.Topham – ALAMY Image ID:2X2MWE7 How pleasantly bestud dark Lomond’s waveHer tufted alts, by builder’s art unbroke!Her trimly-terraced group how smiles to laveBlue girdling Maggiore! But, to yokeOn islet-cluster man’s and nature’s best,—Come, sail (our […]
[VOL I] TEMPLE OF BUDDHA, IN THE SUBURBS OF CANTON
TEMPLE OF BUDDHA, IN THE SUBURBS OF CANTON Cover Image: Temple of Buddha, Canton / GuangZhou GuangDong China / Drawn by Unknown Engraved by W.H.Capone – ALAMY Image ID:2X2MWE1 *This illustration depicts a scene of Chinese people worshipping Buddha. The…
[VOL I] PUNISHMENT OF THE PAN-TZE, OR BASTINADO
PUNISHMENT OF THE PAN-TZE, OR BASTINADO Cover Image: Punishment of the Pan-Tze, or Bastinado / China / Drawn by T.Allom Engraved by W.Wetherhead – ALAMY Image ID:2X2MWC4 *“The bamboo cane punishment” was one of the ancient Chinese forms of punishment,…
[VOL I] BAMBOO AQUEDUCT AT HONG-KONG
BAMBOO AQUEDUCT AT HONG-KONG Cover Image: Bamboo Aqueduct at Hong-Kong / HongKong China / Drawn by Unknown Engraved by H.Adlard – ALAMY Image ID:2X2MWC1 *This illustration shows a water pipe made of bamboo, used for agricultural irrigation or drinking water.…
[VOL I] THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA (*Wen-li-tchang-tching, “The Great-Wall of the Ten Thousand Li.” It extends from the shores of the Gulf of Pechele, 34° degrees east from Peking, to Sening, which is 15 degrees west of that city.) Cover Image:…
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