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Sketch of Quang-yin-shan Miau, a Cave on the Pe-kiang-ho, or Canton River / From H.W....

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Sketch of Quang-yin-shan Miau, a Cave on the Pe-kiang-ho, or Canton River / From H.W. Parish. Sailing ship on the Pearl River in the foreground, with temple built at the entrance to a cave by the water in the background. 'Three colored views of "the rock Quang-yin-shan Miau, in the Pe-kiang-ho or Canton River, in an excavation of which, in the front of the cave, is a temple, dedicated to Poo-sa."
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A collection of eighty views, maps, portraits and drawings illustrative of the Embassy sent to China under George, Earl of Macartney, in 1793; drawn chiefly by William Alexander, some by Sir John Barrow, Bart, some by Sir Henry Woodbine Parish, and one by William Gomm. Many of them are engraved in Sir George Staunton's Narrative of the Embassy, published in 1797. Author: Parish, William Henry / Illustrator: Parish, William Henry 1793 Source/Shelfmark: Maps 8 TAB.c.8.89.a. 1 drawing: watercolour; sheet 23.3 x 36.8 cm.

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boat / transport / China / Asia / river / asia / watercraft / rivers / watercolour / 18th century / vehicle / water vehicle / maritime transport / cave / caves / transportation / painting / transport
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