A Chinese Floating Town [and] Chinese Batsiangs or boats covered with mats , the rowers of which are clad in cocoa leaves. [caption titles]
by (MIDDLETON, CHARLES THEODORE); WHITE, C. (ENGRAVER)
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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About This Item
(London).. (circa1779.). A pair of engravings on a single sheet of laid paper, each 14 x 15 cm (including captions); 37 x 23 cm (sheet), the sheet with scattered spotting and toning mainly affecting the margins, but in very good condition. This engraving appeared in Middleton's "New & Complete System of Geography" (1779) and is an example of the demand for publishers to supply views of the East and exotic "New Worlds". The late-seventeenth and eighteenth centuries had seen a dramatic increase in the publication of voyage accounts (and compilations and collections) on the London book market.
From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker. .
From the Estate of the late collector and scholar Arthur Hacker. .
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- Bookseller
- Asia Bookroom (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 178310
- Title
- A Chinese Floating Town [and] Chinese Batsiangs or boats covered with mats , the rowers of which are clad in cocoa leaves. [caption titles]
- Author
- (MIDDLETON, CHARLES THEODORE); WHITE, C. (ENGRAVER)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- (London).
- Date Published
- (circa1779.)
- Keywords
- 18th Century, Antiquarian, Antique Print, China, Costume, England, Engraving, Imperial China, Junks, Orientalism, Prints, Religion, Rivers & Waterways, Ship Design & Naval Architecture, Travellers Accounts, Voyages And Travels, zz_Gallery_Antiquarian, Zz_
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- China_Collectable;
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Asia Bookroom issues regular specialised book lists on Asia and invite you to let us know your interests so that we can let you know of new arrivals as they come in to stock. And if you are in Australia's capital city Canberra we hope you will visit our shop!