Image of The Junks of the Embassy passing through one of the

The Junks of the Embassy passing through one of the Sluices. Barges on a canal in...

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Image title: The Junks of the Embassy passing through one of the Sluices. Barges on a canal in the foreground and spectators sitting on the banks watching a procession of sailing ships pass through the gates of a sluice, with a group of soldiers standing on the left and crowds standing on the masonry and outside cottages on the left. Pasted on mount with washlines and annotated with title and date (November 1793) in pencil on verso. Signed with initials at bottom right.
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 Language: English Source/Shelfmark: Maps 8 TAB.c.8.82.c. 1 drawing: watercolour, ink and graphite; sheet 28 x 38.5 cm, on support 38.1 x 54.3 cm
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: boat / transport / China / Asia / barge / junk / asia / watercraft / group of people / colours / people / watercolour / 18th century / color / vehicle / nationality / ethnicity / water vehicle / maritime transport / chinese / colour / transportation / painting / transport

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