Prints
Artist / Author / Cartographer:
Paris, Admiral Francois-Edmond
Title:
China - Bateaux servant au transport du The
Date:
1841
Medium:
lithograph, later colour
Size:
23.8 x 36.5 cms.
Description:
No.58. Bateaux servant au transport du The (vus par L'arriere et par le travers) Boats used for tea transport, rear and side views.
Almost all the tea consumed in Europe and America comes via Canton, to which place it is transported on the backs of men. These boats are unable to travel at any speed and can only use oars in front of the cabin. They are around 10 to 12 meters long.
References:
AP06
Item Code:
P4848
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