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View of the Yellow River from the North. Barges and sailing ships decorated with colourful ensigns...

View of the Yellow River from the North. Barges and sailing ships decorated with colourful ensigns on Huang He
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View of the Yellow River from the North. Barges and sailing ships decorated with colourful ensigns on Huang He River, with tents and stalls on the banks on both sides and hills seen in distance. Signed with initials at bottom right and annotated in pencil on verso: 'Entrance into the Yellow River taken at the place where we halted. Nov.r 1793 at 8 am'. Pasted on mount with washlines. Described as 'A View of the Yellow River taken from the North side where the Embassador's squadron halted. Nothing could convey a better idea or be more expressive of the busy scene of vessels on the Yellow River than this drawing'.
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British Library, London, UK
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watercolour
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[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 Source/Shelfmark: Maps 8.Tab.C.8.4 1 drawing: watercolour; sheet 31.1 x 46.5 cm, on support 37.8 x 54.7 cm.

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boat / transport / China / Asia / barge / watercolour / ship / ships / river / asia / watercraft / rivers / colours / watercolour / 18th century / color / vehicle / water vehicle / maritime transport / colour / transportation / painting / transport

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