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 207
months, protected from the rajs of the sun bya large umbrella, which is generally square, like that inthe print. Some hundreds of similar stands and umbrellaswere displayed on a plain near the spot where the embassydisembarked, within the mouth of the Pei-ho ; the littlebooths, if they may be so… … PLATE L. A MILITARY POST. At certain distances, more or less remote according to thenature of the country, along the roads, and the banks ofthe interior navigations, are placed small parties of soldiersfrom five or six to a dozen., and sometimes more. Theyare employed in conveying the public…
Clothing and dress
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