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View of the rock called Quan-yin-shang: taken from across the river / From sketch by...

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Image title: View of the rock called Quan-yin-shang: taken from across the river / From sketch by J. Barrow. Two sailing ships and a boat on the Pearl River, near the entrance to a cave where a Chinese temple stands by the water, with mountains in the background, within washlines. 'Three colored views of "the rock Quang-yin-shan Miau, in the Pe-kiang-ho or Canton River, in an excavation of which, in the front of the cave, is a temple, dedicated to Poo-sa".
Location: British Library, London, UK

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: Barrow, Sir John / Illustrator: Barrow, Sir John 1793 Source/Shelfmark: Maps 8 TAB.c.8.89.b 1 drawing: watercolour; sheet 31 x 33.5 cm.
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: boat / transport / China / Asia / river / asia / watercraft / rivers / watercolour / 18th century / vehicle / rock / water vehicle / maritime transport / transportation / painting / transport

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