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Canton - Chinese - Calcutta -  - 1829
GUG237501
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Canton - Chinese - Calcutta

EngraverSidney Hall (1788-1831)
Date1829
TechniqueCopper Engraving
CategoryViews Of Country
SourceA Grammar of General Geography...by the Rev. J. Goldsmith & Edward Hughes.

Description

Composite plate with three small scenes: the harbour of Canton with a Chinese junk and European trading houses; a Chinese ceremonial group; and the riverside warehouses and shipping of Calcutta. Together they visualise key Asian nodes of global trade.