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  • [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 IV] NANKING, FROM THE PORCELAIN TOWER

    [VOL IV] NANKING, FROM THE PORCELAIN TOWER

    NANKING, FROM THE PORCELAIN TOWER Cover Image: Nanking, from the Porcelain Tower / NanJing JiangSu China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by E.Radclyffe – ALAMY Image ID:2X55NG5 *Overlooking the scenery of Nanjing City. / Sketched on the Spot by Capt Stoddart R.N.. There is a majesty more felt than seen,In the vast city…

  • [VOL IV] THE BRIDGE OF NANKING

    [VOL IV] THE BRIDGE OF NANKING

    THE BRIDGE OF NANKING Cover Image: The Bridge of Nanking / NanJing JiangSu China / Drawn by J.B.Allen Engraved by S. Bradshaw – ALAMY Image ID:2X55NE7 *A bridge spanning the Qinhuai River, which is a tributary of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, running through the city of Nanjing. / Sketched on the…

  • [VOL II] THE PORCELAIN TOWER, NANKING

    [VOL II] THE PORCELAIN TOWER, NANKING

    THE PORCELAIN TOWER, NANKING Cover Image: The Porcelain Tower, Nanking / NanJing JiangSu China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by H.Adlard – ALAMY Image ID:2X4BD3C *Postscript From a sketch on the spot by Lieut White Royal Marines./The Porcelain Tower (Lüli Pagoda) of the Grand Bao’en Temple is located in the Qinhuai District of…

  • [VOL II] THE CITY OF NANKING

    [VOL II] THE CITY OF NANKING

    THE CITY OF NANKING Cover Image: The City of NanKing / NanJing JiangSu China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by J.Redaway – ALAMY Image ID:2X4BD2X *A funeral procession with the backdrop of the city of Nanjing. “There she standsChildless and crownless, in her voiceless woe :An empty urn within her wither’d hands,Whose holy…

  • [VOL I] APARTMENT IN A MANDARIN’S HOUSE, NEAR NANKING

    [VOL I] APARTMENT IN A MANDARIN’S HOUSE, NEAR NANKING

    APARTMENT IN A MANDARIN’S HOUSE, NEAR NANKING Cover Image: Chapel in the Great Temple, Macao / Macao China / Drawn by Unknown Engraved by M.J.Starling – ALAMY Image ID:2X3H90R *This illustrates the households of China’s upper-class bureaucrats and their servants. Cease, western islander, nor rudely callBarbarian, yonder gentle family.What boasts thy proud saloon, or…