Antique Print of the Pazhou Pagoda in China, 1856

Reference
PCT-6195A
Date
1856
Region
Asia
Category
Engraving
Sheet size
29.0 x 22.0 cm (11.4 x 8.7 in)
Condition
Good
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 195

Antique print titled ‘Whampoa Pagoda & Anchorage'. View of the Pazhou Pagoda. The Pazhou Pagoda, also known as the Whampoa Pagoda or Pa Chow Pogoda, is an ancient Chinese pagoda on Pazhou Island in Haizhu District, Guangzhou, the capital of China's Guangdong Province. This print originates from 'Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853, and 1854, under the command of Commodore M.C. Perry (..)' by Francis L. Hawks.

Artists and Engravers: Lithographs after W. Heine and E. Brown.

Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Few tiny holes. Minor wear, blank verso. Please study image carefully.

Date: 1856

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