Two journeys to Japan. 1856-7, by Kinahan Cornwallis
A street scene off Shimoda. Journeys to Japan.
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Historical travel literature of the 18th and 19th centuries. The discovery of the world
My Nagasaki Friends. Noskotoska and Tazolee.
Two journeys to Japan. 1856-7, by Kinahan Cornwallis.
Termination of the Great Wall of China. The Gulf of Pecheli.
In a previous description of the Great Wall of China, the particular view here given is alluded to and described.
Chinese archer of the flying dragons, or called scudding clouds.
The Chinese “braves” are employed to aid the civil magistrates as policemen, to act as custom- house officers at the military stations, along the roads, rivers, and canals; and also to mount guard at the city gates.
Se Tseaou Shan, or “The Western Sacred Hills” of Guangxi.
Se Tseaou Shan, or “The Western Sacred Hills” of Guangxi. China, in a series of views, displaying the scenery of that ancient empire.
The Cataract of Shih Tan, Yangtze River. The western parts of Jiangnan.
In this picturesque locality, and amidst the shattered crags that hang over the seven cataracts, grows the Tong Choo, and also a species of Rhus, from the seeds of which an oil is expressed, used in the composition of a valuable varnish.
The Bridge of Nanjing. Ancient China sceneries.
Near where the Porcelain Tower formerly stood, the largest and principal bridge of Nanjing spans the main trunk of the canal
The Imperial Travelling Palace at the Hoo kew shan.
The locality is one of the most famed in Chinese history, for its romantic scenery
The Imperial Palace at Ts’ao shan. The three hills of King-kow.
About three miles north-east from Chin-keang-foo, the provincial capital of Jiang Nan (Chinese: 江南;), from the broad bright waters of the Yangtse keang, rise the picturesque and precipitous rocky islets called “the three hills of King-kow.”
A Khanty, Ostyak of the Ob in traditional dress.
Ostyak Finno-Ugric, Khanty Ugrian people, living in northwestern Siberia (east of the Urals) Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug.