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  • [VOL IV] ANCIENT BRIDGE, CHAPOO

    [VOL IV] ANCIENT BRIDGE, CHAPOO

    ANCIENT BRIDGE, CHAPOO Cover Image: Ancient Bridge, Chapoo / HaiYan JiaXing ZheJiang China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by R.Sands – ALAMY Image ID:2X55NHK *This painting depicts a scene on Chapoo(Zhapu) Street. Zhapu is located in the water towns of Jiangnan, with a dense network of rivers and, as a result, the construction…

  • [VOL IV] CHINESE BOATMAN ECONOMIZING TIME AND LABOUR, POO-KEOU

    [VOL IV] CHINESE BOATMAN ECONOMIZING TIME AND LABOUR, POO-KEOU

    CHINESE BOATMAN ECONOMIZING TIME AND LABOUR, POO-KEOU. Cover Image: Chinese boatman economizing Time & Labour, Poo-kow / NanJing JiangSu China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by A.Willmore – ALAMY Image ID:2X55NGD *This illustration depicts a boatman rowing with both his hands and feet. PuKou, NanJing (JiangSu). / Sketched on the Spot by Capt…

  • [VOL III] SILK FARMS AT HOO-CHOW

    [VOL III] SILK FARMS AT HOO-CHOW

    SILK FARMS AT HOO-CHOW Cover Image: Silk Farms at Hoo-chow / HuZhou ZheJiang China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by J.Tingle – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N8N *Since the Tang Dynasty  (618–907 CE), Huzhou has been an important silk-producing region in China. During the Ming Dynasty, Huzhou’s silk industry gained nationwide fame, giving rise to…

  • [VOL III] THE WESTERN GATE OF PEKING

    [VOL III] THE WESTERN GATE OF PEKING

    THE WESTERN GATE OF PEKING Cover Image: The Western Gate of Peking / BeiJing China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by E.Brandard – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N50 *Western Gate, or West ZhiMen (Xi Zhi Men), located in the northwest of Beijing, is one of the city’s historic gates and areas. It is one of…

  • [VOL I] BRITISH ENCAMPMENT ON IRGAO-SHAN

    [VOL I] BRITISH ENCAMPMENT ON IRGAO-SHAN

    BRITISH ENCAMPMENT ON IRGAO-SHAN, CHUSAN Cover Image: British Encampment on Irgao-Shan, Chusan / DingHai ZhouShan ZheJiang / China Drawn by T.Allom Engraved by J.C.Bentley – ALAMY Image ID:2X3H91G Image ID:2X3H91H *In the First Opium War, shortly after the first Battle of Dinghai on July 5-6, 1840, British forces first occupied Dinghai County (now Zhoushan…

  • [VOL I] TEMPLE OF BONZES IN THE QUANG-YEN ROCK

    [VOL I] TEMPLE OF BONZES IN THE QUANG-YEN ROCK

    TEMPLE OF BONZES IN THE QUANG-YEN ROCK Cover Image: Temple of the Bonzes in the Quang-Yen Rock ChangJiang River / NanJing JiangSu China / Drawn by T.Allom Engraved by C.T.Dixon – ALAMY Image ID:2X2MWFM *The Yan Mountain is located on the south bank of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, possibly…