Artist / Author / Cartographer:

Clayton, B.

Title:

Amoy, one of the five ports opened by the late treaty to British Commerce

Date:

1847

Medium:

lithograph

Size:

11.7 x 17.8 cm

Description:

Amoy, one of the five ports opened by the late treaty to British Commerce 

 

On stone by J. W Giles.

 

A charming early picture of the treaty port Amoy in the province of Fukien. In the foreground are East Indiamen, or British trading ships, junks and sampans. The lithograph was drawn on stone by the lithographer J. W. Giles and was published in England. 

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Item Code:

P7130

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