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The punishment of the bastinado Illustration.
- Format:
- Image
- Author/Creator:
- Alexander, William, 1767-1816, artist.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Color prints.
- Crime.
- Punishment.
- China.
- Genre:
- Illustrated works
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 image)
- Place of Publication:
- London : G. and W. Nicol, 1801.
- Summary:
- From The Costume of China. Illustrated in forty-eight coloured engravings. Published by William Miller, London, 1805. The punishment of the bastinado was used for slight offences, such as neglecting to kneel before a man of rank. The instrument of punishment used is a split bamboo cane. An officer of police is directing the punishment.
- Notes:
- Reference: c2298-04
- Title from publisher's website.
- Description based on publisher metadata (last viewed November 19, 2025).
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