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IMAGE number: BL3308626
Image title: View of Chinese Temple. Figures on a houseboat on a river in the foreground, with two-tiered pagoda, turret and cottages built on the bank of the river in the background. Pasted on mount with washline. Described as 'View of a Bonzes Temple and an accomodation boat'.
Location: British Library, London, UK
Medium: watercolour

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 [1793-1794]. Source/Shelfmark: Maps 8.Tab.C.8.25 1 drawing: watercolour, ink and graphite; sheet 15.6 x 20.1 cm, on support 18.9 x 24.7 cm
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: boat / transport / China / Asia / barge / watercolour / river / asia / watercraft / rivers / colours / people / religious structure / watercolour / 18th century / color / vehicle / nationality / ethnicity / water vehicle / maritime transport / complexes / pagoda / chinese / colour / transportation / religious building / painting / transport

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