Drawing by william alexander, draughtsman of the macartney embassy to china in 1793. View of the city of yang-tcheou, in the province of che-kian, showing a temple, a monument, a fort, and part of the city walls. In the foreground, there is a tower, at the top of which soldiers are holding their shields in front of the embrasures, as a compliment to the british ambassador lord macartney, who is presumably in the boat; on the river, there are other sailing vessels. Image taken from the costume of china, illustrated in forty-eight coloured engravings, published in london in 1805. Date: circa 1800.
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