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Temporary building at Tien-sin Illustration.
- Format:
- Image
- Author/Creator:
- Alexander, William, 1767-1816, artist.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Buildings, Temporary.
- Color prints.
- China--Tianjin.
- Genre:
- Illustrated works
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 image)
- Place of Publication:
- London : W. Miller, 1804.
- Summary:
- From The Costume of China. Illustrated in forty-eight coloured engravings. Published by William Miller, London, 1805. This building was erected for the reception of the Ambassador, on the 13th October 1793 at Tien-sin (Tianjin). This building of mats (on the banks of the Un-leang) was constructed by order of the Mandarin of the city.
- Notes:
- Reference: c2299-06
- Title from publisher's website.
- Description based on publisher metadata (last viewed November 19, 2025).
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