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.

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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)

Tags: 1850s, book, china

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