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La Fleuve du Tong-King et la ville de Yuen Kiang. Lac et Ville de Che Pin - The River of Tong-King and the city of Chiang Yuen (Yuanjiang). Lake and City of Che Pin (Shiping). Drawn by Louis Delaporte in 1868 and lithographed by Eugene Ciceri in Paris 1873.
The town of Yuen Kiang (Yuanjiang) is in Yunnan Province. The Edinburgh Gazeteer or Geographical Dictionary of 1827 stated that Yuen-Kiang, a city of China, of the first rank, in Yunan, on the Hoti River, in a mountainous but fertile country, abounding with silk and areca. Long.101.44.E. Lat. 23.37.N..
Louis Delaporte took part in the 1866-1868 expedition of the Mekong led by Doudart de Lagree, seconded by Francis Garnier. Delaporte was in charge of drawings and the administration of the expedition. He was a French naval officer who also produced charts of Indo-Chine for Depot de la Marine.
Early views of the city of Chiang Yuen (Yuanjiang) and the Lake and City of Che Pin (Shiping). Magnificent panoramas through Western eyes.
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