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China: Trade, Politics and Culture, 1793-1980 Available online

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Format:
Image
Author/Creator:
Alexander, William, 1767-1816, artist.
Contributor:
British Library, owner.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Castles.
Color prints.
China--Tianjin.
Genre:
Illustrated works
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 image)
Place of Publication:
London : G. Nicol, 1799.
Summary:
From The Costume of China. Illustrated in forty-eight coloured engravings. Published by William Miller, London, 1805. This is described as being near the city of Tien-sin (Tianjin). Within the battlements is a building to shelter sentinels on duty, one of them beating a gong to announce to the garrison the approach of a vicerly or mandarin of rank. Within the parapet a lantern is suspended and an imperial standard is flown.
Notes:
Reference: c2295-05
Title from publisher's website.
Description based on publisher metadata (last viewed November 19, 2025).

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