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Allom (Thomas). Twelve Views of China, [1843], twelve hand-coloured engravings, titles in English, French and German, each approximately 160 x 200 mm, uniformly mounted, framed and glazed (Quantity: 12) Originally published in China in a Series of Views, displaying the Scenery, Architecture, and Social Habits, of that Ancient Empire..., the prints comprise of - The City of Nanking, Whampoa from Dane's Island, The Tae-ping Shaou Kwan, Tseih Sing Yen or The Seven Star Mountains, Landing Place and Entrance to the Temple of Honan Canton, Melon Islands and Irrigating Wheel, Sacrifice of the Chung-Tswe Tse or Harvest Moon, An Itinerant Doctor st Tien-Sing, City of Amoy from the Tombs, Temple of Buddha Canton, Canton Barge-man fighting Quails [and] Scene from the Spectacle of The Sun and Moon.