Wonderful engravings from The Chinese Empire (1858) by Thomas Allom
These were published separately in 1842. There is talk that Allom has never been to China.
Canton Barge-Men Fighting Quails
A Mandarin paying a visit of Ceremony.
Playing Shuttlecock with the Feet.
An Itinerant Doctor at Tien-Sing.
Junks passing an inclined plane on the Imperial Canal.
Boudoir and Bed-chamber of a lady of rank.
An itinerant barber.
Chinese opium smokers.
Punishment of the Tcha, of Cangue. Ting-hai.
A Street in Canton.
Chinese cat merchants. (Uh-oh)
Canton Barge-Men Fighting Quails
A Mandarin paying a visit of Ceremony.
Playing Shuttlecock with the Feet.
An Itinerant Doctor at Tien-Sing.
Junks passing an inclined plane on the Imperial Canal.
Boudoir and Bed-chamber of a lady of rank.
An itinerant barber.
Chinese opium smokers.
Punishment of the Tcha, of Cangue. Ting-hai.
A Street in Canton.
Chinese cat merchants. (Uh-oh)
