Picturesque representations of the dress and manners of the Chinese. Illustrated in fifty coloured engravings, with descriptions (1814)
Alexander, William, 1767-1816 · London, Printed for John Murray by W. Bulmer · leaf 175
he vehicles of this description are nearly as various in thedifferent provinces of China, and among the differentranks of inhabitants, as their boats and barges are. Theone here engraved belongs to a person in a certain rank oflife, probably an inferior mandarin. It will be observedthat, instead of… … PLATE XLII. VIEW ON THE GREAT CANAL. The grand canal of China, or rather the water communi-cation between the northern and southern extremities ofthe empire by a succession of canals and rivers, is certainlythe first inland navigation in the world. The multitudeof vessels, of every size and shape,…
Clothing and dress
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