Canton, China - Original Steel Engraving by Rouargue - 19th Century
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Original steel engraving of the river front of Canton: the foreign factories ranged along the Pearl River with their flags flying and, in the foreground, sampans and fishing boats. Drawn and engraved by Rouargue and published by Furne in Paris.
Original steel engraving of the river front of Canton: the foreign factories ranged along the Pearl River with their flags flying and, in the foreground, sampans and fishing boats. Drawn and engraved by Rouargue and published by Furne in Paris.
The Canton factories, or hongs, were for more than a century the only authorized point of trade between China and the European powers; they burned in 1856, so this view records a place that no longer exists.
Medium: Steel engraving
Artist / after: Rouargue
Engraver / lithographer: Rouargue
Date: Mid 19th century
Source: Paris, Furne
Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.4 in (25 x 16.3 cm)
Condition: Paper browned at the edges, with foxing in the upper margin.
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Original steel engraving of the river front of Canton: the foreign factories ranged along the Pearl River with their flags flying and, in the foreground, sampans and fishing boats. Drawn and engraved by Rouargue and published by Furne in Paris.